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What are the rights of the tenant?

I rent a house that has been purchased at a tax sale. I
have been a paying tenant for four years. The landlord
informed me after he received a letter from the state
notifying him that the house had been purchased. The
landlord claims he did not know the property taxes were
delinquent. I checked the public records and discovered
that the landlord had not paid any taxes since he
purchased the house in 2011. What are my legal rights in
this matter?

Asked on January 13, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Alabama

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

Your tenancy is cut off or terminated by the sale of the home at a tax sale: your former landlord lost his legal rights to the home, which means he lost the right to convey possession to you. The owner who bought at tax sale has no obligations to you and you are not his tenant unless he voluntarily accepts you as his tenant. If he does not agree to have you as a tenant, he can have you removed within a few weeks; therefore, you need to either enter into a lease with him or you will need to leave.


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