I don’t know if I should give the property manager my rent?
December 12009
I have leased a home for almost 2 years in the middle of the lease the first management company informed me that the owners realestate broker emailed her telling her that because of financial difficulties he would now be managing the properties so all securities and contracts were switched over to him the acctual owner resides in europe and i have never met or spoke to him the problem i have is that i never directly recieved a phone call or letter from the owner saying to give him the rent and now i hve recieved foreclosure papers i know i must continue to pay rent but legally who gets it ? what if the owner doesn’t know his broker is collecting the money and he just abandond the mortgages its been 6 months since his last payment on the loan please help i just don’t want my hard earned money going in the pocket of a con artist
Pay whomever your management company told you to pay. That way you are covered. You must pay your rent to that person however until you actually get notice to vacate the property, regardless of whether or not the house is in foreclosure.
I’ve saved a property from tax sale 3 days before it was to be sold, and if those tenants hadn’t been paying their rent, they’d be very unhappy.
December 1st, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Pay whomever your management company told you to pay. That way you are covered. You must pay your rent to that person however until you actually get notice to vacate the property, regardless of whether or not the house is in foreclosure.
I’ve saved a property from tax sale 3 days before it was to be sold, and if those tenants hadn’t been paying their rent, they’d be very unhappy.
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December 1st, 2009 at 2:59 pm
the law has been discussing this matter. The courts are suggesting
that the tenant, when in doubt, open a new checking acct and
put the money for rent into that acct —or open an escrow account
to hold the money for the rightful rent collector.
IF you show the acct data to the Pm or whomever, they can proceed
to take you to court for non payment and that is OK. Go to court
and show the judge your rent payment account and why you are
withholding rent……you are unsure of the legal owner. the judge
will then direct the PM or whomever to satisfy the court that they
have legal rights to collect. When the court is satisfied, the
judge will direct you to pay that person.
also, you can quickly tomorrow. call any title firm or the county
recorder and ask who the legal owner is.
your hesitancy to pay in this situation is smart
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RE broker