New foreclosure scam?

[FormerOwner]

The house I’m renting foreclosed last week. It was auctioned off on the county courthouse steps, no one wanted it, so the bank took ownership. I was expecting someone from the bank to come knocking on the door before too long and ask me to leave, possibly offering cash for keys. I’ve halfway packed all my stuff but I’m going to sit tight until I get a 30 day notice – mostly because the landlord is refusing to return my security deposit so I figure my best shot is to try and get it back from the bank in one form or another. OK, now here’s where it gets interesting….
Tuesday night, there was a knock on the door. The lady said she was a realtor with C21 representing the bank and that the bank now owns the house. She sort of tried to convince us that we had to leave ASAP and had no recourse against the bank. I told her that wasn’t correct and that I wanted to speak to someone from the bank. I gave her my name and phone# and she in turn gave me a business card for a local C21 broker and hand wrote her name and phone# on the back. She didn’t give me any contact name or # for anyone from the bank but she said someone from the bank’s foreclosure dept would call me. She was dressed a little frumpy and drove an old RAV4 – not quite like most of the realtors I know around here. A couple days went by and I never got a call from the bank. I started to wonder if she was legit and tried to call her. The # she gave me was for an old lady that never heard of the person I was trying to reach. I called C21 and they never heard of her either. Another thing that’s funny is that I checked with the county clerk’s office and found out that the trustee’s deed hasn’t been recorded with the county clerk yet – it was definitely not recorded on the day the lady showed up. I’m told the banks don’t do anything until the document is recorded, making their ownership public record. I looked up the lady’s name on the Dept of R/E website and there is a realtor by that name but I haven’t been able to get a hold of her so far. Has anyone ever heard of something like this before? What could she possibly have wanted? Should I be worried?

[patb]

could be a movein scam.

see if you will give her the keys move in some fools and
charge them rent until the bank tosses them out

[patb]

could be a movein scam.

see if you will give her the keys move in some fools and
charge them rent until the bank tosses them out

[patb]

could be a movein scam.

see if you will give her the keys move in some fools and
charge them rent until the bank tosses them out

[patb]

could be a movein scam.

see if you will give her the keys move in some fools and
charge them rent until the bank tosses them out

[patb]

could be a movein scam.

see if you will give her the keys move in some fools and
charge them rent until the bank tosses them out

[HLS]

FORM,
I think that you can sight tight. You may even now need to receive a 60 day notice, as a FC’d tenant..
perhaps DaCounselor will reply…..

I’ll see if I can find the updated regs.

You don’t need to go anywhere for awhile, unless they offer you cash, and then you can negotiate until you agree.

a 30 day or 60 day notice needs proper service, and it’s important.

You prob don’t need to pay any rent either to the new owner (lender), and I would also take your landlord to small claims court.
File it 22 days after you vacate the property.

Security deposit is NOT last months rent, unless it’s accounted for properly. Some SC judges just love to chew up and spit out ignorant landlords.

You’re dealing with some legal technicalities, but should have time…

Please post and update your situation!

[HLS]

FORM,
I think that you can sight tight. You may even now need to receive a 60 day notice, as a FC’d tenant..
perhaps DaCounselor will reply…..

I’ll see if I can find the updated regs.

You don’t need to go anywhere for awhile, unless they offer you cash, and then you can negotiate until you agree.

a 30 day or 60 day notice needs proper service, and it’s important.

You prob don’t need to pay any rent either to the new owner (lender), and I would also take your landlord to small claims court.
File it 22 days after you vacate the property.

Security deposit is NOT last months rent, unless it’s accounted for properly. Some SC judges just love to chew up and spit out ignorant landlords.

You’re dealing with some legal technicalities, but should have time…

Please post and update your situation!

[HLS]

FORM,
I think that you can sight tight. You may even now need to receive a 60 day notice, as a FC’d tenant..
perhaps DaCounselor will reply…..

I’ll see if I can find the updated regs.

You don’t need to go anywhere for awhile, unless they offer you cash, and then you can negotiate until you agree.

a 30 day or 60 day notice needs proper service, and it’s important.

You prob don’t need to pay any rent either to the new owner (lender), and I would also take your landlord to small claims court.
File it 22 days after you vacate the property.

Security deposit is NOT last months rent, unless it’s accounted for properly. Some SC judges just love to chew up and spit out ignorant landlords.

You’re dealing with some legal technicalities, but should have time…

Please post and update your situation!

[HLS]

FORM,
I think that you can sight tight. You may even now need to receive a 60 day notice, as a FC’d tenant..
perhaps DaCounselor will reply…..

I’ll see if I can find the updated regs.

You don’t need to go anywhere for awhile, unless they offer you cash, and then you can negotiate until you agree.

a 30 day or 60 day notice needs proper service, and it’s important.

You prob don’t need to pay any rent either to the new owner (lender), and I would also take your landlord to small claims court.
File it 22 days after you vacate the property.

Security deposit is NOT last months rent, unless it’s accounted for properly. Some SC judges just love to chew up and spit out ignorant landlords.

You’re dealing with some legal technicalities, but should have time…

Please post and update your situation!

[HLS]

FORM,
I think that you can sight tight. You may even now need to receive a 60 day notice, as a FC’d tenant..
perhaps DaCounselor will reply…..

I’ll see if I can find the updated regs.

You don’t need to go anywhere for awhile, unless they offer you cash, and then you can negotiate until you agree.

a 30 day or 60 day notice needs proper service, and it’s important.

You prob don’t need to pay any rent either to the new owner (lender), and I would also take your landlord to small claims court.
File it 22 days after you vacate the property.

Security deposit is NOT last months rent, unless it’s accounted for properly. Some SC judges just love to chew up and spit out ignorant landlords.

You’re dealing with some legal technicalities, but should have time…

Please post and update your situation!

[HLS]

IF YOU HAVE A LEASE this MAY apply to you…

After signing a lease, the landlord is legally bound to deliver the rental for the entire lease term. In legalese, this duty is known as the “covenant of quiet enjoyment.” A landlord who defaults on a mortgage, which sets in motion the loss of the lease, violates this covenant, and the tenant can sue for the damages it causes…

The tenant can sue for moving and apartment-searching costs, application fees, and the difference, if any, between the new rent for a comparable rental and the rent under the old lease.

http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/ObjectID/B8CE60DC-0D00-4E6B-8DC71AF1165C89EA/

[HLS]

IF YOU HAVE A LEASE this MAY apply to you…

After signing a lease, the landlord is legally bound to deliver the rental for the entire lease term. In legalese, this duty is known as the “covenant of quiet enjoyment.” A landlord who defaults on a mortgage, which sets in motion the loss of the lease, violates this covenant, and the tenant can sue for the damages it causes…

The tenant can sue for moving and apartment-searching costs, application fees, and the difference, if any, between the new rent for a comparable rental and the rent under the old lease.

http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/ObjectID/B8CE60DC-0D00-4E6B-8DC71AF1165C89EA/

[HLS]

IF YOU HAVE A LEASE this MAY apply to you…

After signing a lease, the landlord is legally bound to deliver the rental for the entire lease term. In legalese, this duty is known as the “covenant of quiet enjoyment.” A landlord who defaults on a mortgage, which sets in motion the loss of the lease, violates this covenant, and the tenant can sue for the damages it causes…

The tenant can sue for moving and apartment-searching costs, application fees, and the difference, if any, between the new rent for a comparable rental and the rent under the old lease.

http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/ObjectID/B8CE60DC-0D00-4E6B-8DC71AF1165C89EA/

[HLS]

IF YOU HAVE A LEASE this MAY apply to you…

After signing a lease, the landlord is legally bound to deliver the rental for the entire lease term. In legalese, this duty is known as the “covenant of quiet enjoyment.” A landlord who defaults on a mortgage, which sets in motion the loss of the lease, violates this covenant, and the tenant can sue for the damages it causes…

The tenant can sue for moving and apartment-searching costs, application fees, and the difference, if any, between the new rent for a comparable rental and the rent under the old lease.

http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/ObjectID/B8CE60DC-0D00-4E6B-8DC71AF1165C89EA/

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