Is a tenant still obligated to pay rent if the owner's property (home) is in foreclosure ?

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   Steven Alan Fink

   Newport Beach Real Estate Attorney

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   Answered May 13, 2010 10:08. Legally obligated to pay rent to the owner until they are no longer the owner. You can check foreclosure status through county recorder records for property. You will see a Notice of Default and a Notice of Sale. If sold you will see a new deed of ownership.
   
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