[fedup1]

In Sept my apartment was foreclosed due to previous landlord not paying taxes on property. The new landlord told me he just bought the house to resale it and doesn't plan on keeping it at all, as a matter of fact, he owns a realty company that usually doesn't invest in these type of properties. I've spoken with him in relation to all the necessary repairs and he nonchalantly responded: "I'm not interested in doing any repairs because I'm not getting anything out of it." I explained to him that he was responsible for the upkeep of this property and whatever needs to be done to maintain it is his responsibility. I'm just fed up with this whole situation and I want to know who I should communicate with to better this situation. Should I EVEN PAY RENT?

[LILL]

What does your lease say regarding repairs? What type of repairs are you requesting?

Not paying rent will only lead to you being evicted.

[Fr_Chuck]

Well if you don't want to be evicted you have to pay rent, You did not say what type of repairs where needed, you can often file a law suit for required repairs, and have the rent put in escrow pending the law suit.

[ScottGem]

Was this an apartment building or a private residence. If this was not commercial property, then your lease ended with the foreclosure. And he can have you evicted at any time.

If this was a commercial apartment building, then he would need to honor the leases. However, he can delay until he sells. You have two options as I see it. First, you can complain to your local housing authority and have them try and get him to make repairs. Or you can get all the tenants together and stage a rent strike, depositing the rentals in an escrow account. You can then petition a court to use the rentals to make the repairs.

[Cvillecpm]

Start looking for another apt and move ASAP... as has been indicated, the foreclosure negated your lease and the new owner has no responsibility for the former lease terms... you should be more concerned about what happened to your deposit.