[ale] OT: way off topic but help!!!!

[Lightner, Jeff]

Interesting that.   IANAL but I believe your dad was the "owner" of the
house once he paid the taxes so probably didn't need to deduct it from
his rent.   In fact he may still be the owner and might be responsible
for issues an owner is responsible for.   Has he checked the tax rolls
to see who is listed as owner now?  It might be worth his while to talk
to a lawyer.

As to the OP:  What I have seen more than once on the news is people
being evicted when their landlord's property was foreclosed upon.   In
fact I'm pretty sure I've seen people being given no warning.   That is
to say I don't think the bank has to give you 30 days to move out
because you and they have no relationship to each other.

In a recent story about illegal "squatters" taking up residence in
foreclosed homes (that is they moved in after the foreclosure) there has
been trouble getting them out.   However, those news stories made it
clear this was mainly because the banks that owned the properties simply
didn't bother to start the paperwork to evict them.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Ron
Frazier
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:09 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: way off topic but help!!!!

I'm no expert, but I will share an experience my Dad had with you. Short

answer, find an attorney and get some solid info right now. My Dad used 
to be renting a property as well. The owner was out of state and a very 
strange character. One day, a neighbor told my dad about some yellow 
signs that were attached to some of the trees around the edges of the 
property. Dad checked, and the signs said the property was about to be 
auctioned off for non payment of property taxes. My Dad went and paid 
over $ 1000 of back taxes on behalf of the owner, because he couldn't 
locate the owner at the time. As far as I know, had he not done that, 
the property would have been auctioned off and my Dad and Mom would have

been evicted. He had only days to spare. He later recovered the money by

deducting from the rent.

A mortgage situation is a bit different, and they take longer to 
foreclose / evict, etc. However, sometimes property taxes are attached 
to the mortgage, so that might be an issue. In my opinion, get to the 
bottom of it now, or there could be bad consequences. I don't think the 
property management company has any real authority here. Panic is rarely

effective. However, I would be highly motivated.

Sincerely,

Ron



On 03/24/2011 11:43 AM, Scott Castaline wrote:
> Since I believe many of you on the list or at least some rent their
> homes instead of being actual homeowners I am posing this question to
> the list. I will be posing it as a hypothetical question due to
certain
> circumstances that I wish not discuss at this time.
>
> We have found out that the actual homeowner of the house we rent is
> delinquent in mortgage payments and has until April 19, 2011 to settle
> back payments with additional fees or be responsible for the full
amount
> of loan, or I presume face foreclosure. Do I need to panic, or am I
safe
> since I have already spoken to the property management company? I
don't
> want to have Gwinnett SO knocking on my door to dump my stuff on the
street.
>    

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