We just found out Saturday that our landlord is in foreclosure via a letter from an attorney. Monday, the landlord said it was a big mistake and they just hadn’t paid property taxes yet. Checked public records and that turned out to be a lie. Landlord is MIA now. I checked pub records again today and the house was officially posted Monday (after I’d already checked), set to auctioned on April, 7th.
Rent is due on Friday but we need that money to move. When can we move without defaulting on the lease? The Tx Property code says the lease is void once foreclosure TAKES PLACE…Since it’s been posted already is our lease void or do we have to wait until April 7th?
The landlord is a huge liar (confirmed through pub records), and had a suit against him for non-payment of rent / eviction in Nov. Obviously HE was renting a house and defaulted and HIS landlord sued him and won ($8,000). What can we do? We don’t want him suing us for breaking the lease!!
Spoke to a real estate attorney, but he said that we’re basically screwed….
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When can we move without breaking our lease if landlord in foreclosure (just posted, sale 4/7) in Texas?
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