p_wilsonCC
Aug 28, 2010, 01:52 PM
Hi...
We are presently living in a home that has been foreclosed on and the auction went through on August 17th, in which, the bank reclaimed the home.
My problem is with the landlord. He is insisting he still has rights to collect rent from me, however I am reluctant to give him any as the house is no longer "his". (correct?). More to the point, our lease with HIM expires on August 31st and all of our rent payments have been made to cover that time.
He's been calling me pretty much every day asking for the money and being very insistent and at times rude, saying we are still legally bound to pay him money and that he still owns the house..
Any suggestions? I'm of the opinion:
1) He lost the house when the foreclosure auction went through.
2) Our lease expires August 31st anyway and we're paid in full through then.
3) If we should be paying rent to anyone, it's the bank now.
Thanks for your help!
We are presently living in a home that has been foreclosed on and the auction went through on August 17th, in which, the bank reclaimed the home.
My problem is with the landlord. He is insisting he still has rights to collect rent from me, however I am reluctant to give him any as the house is no longer "his". (correct?). More to the point, our lease with HIM expires on August 31st and all of our rent payments have been made to cover that time.
He's been calling me pretty much every day asking for the money and being very insistent and at times rude, saying we are still legally bound to pay him money and that he still owns the house..
Any suggestions? I'm of the opinion:
1) He lost the house when the foreclosure auction went through.
2) Our lease expires August 31st anyway and we're paid in full through then.
3) If we should be paying rent to anyone, it's the bank now.
Thanks for your help!