AZ landlord tenant laws, tenant's rights against landlord for home being auctioned off

Arizona City, AZ Viewed 414 times. Posted about 1 year ago in Landlord / Tenant

landlord tentant laws: I'm in Az , My daughter was renting a home and got a letter taped to the door saying that the home is being auctioned off 10/6/08 , I pay my rent though a real estate place , they didn't know that the home was being auctioned off. what rights does she have..? - Is this your question? Add additional information

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Jeff Adrian Biddle

This attorney is licensed in Arizona. Posted about 1 year ago.

She could likely sue for damages and for any and all of her deposits back. She could probably get punitive damages, too, if the fraud was willful (which may be the case if the house was rented shortly before the foreclosure). If the landlord is going bankrupt, though, you'll likely be up a creek.

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