My rental home is going into foreclosure, am I obligated to pay my landlord my part of rent,even thought Section 8 has paid

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   Frank Chen

   San Marino Real Estate Attorney

   Contributor Level 20

   Answered October 19, 2011 16:29. Yes. You keep paying rent to whomever is the owner. Unless and until a trustee's sale actually takes place, you continue to pay rent to your current landlord.
   
   The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (PTFA), part of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-22, approved May 20, 2009), requires that tenants residing in foreclosed residential properties be provided notice to vacate at least 90 days in advance of the date by which the immediate successor, generally, the purchaser, seeks to have the tenants vacate the property. Except where the purchaser will occupy the property as the purchaser's primary residence, the terms of any bona fide lease also remain in effect.

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   • http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/new-california-law-providing-post-foreclosure-protection-for-tenants-senate-bill-1149
   • http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/violations-of-the-protecting-tenants-at-foreclosure-act-of-2009?ref=result_3_title

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   John Gerth Merna

   Virginia Beach Bankruptcy Attorney

   Contributor Level 15

   Answered October 21, 2011 14:40. I agree with Mr. Chen. You are obligated to pay the rents to the landlord as long as you reside there. Contact HUD and notify them of the problem so you are not caught off guard. However, you should have at a minimum 90 days after the foreclosure sale to move. Starting the process of looking for a new place sooner than later will save you a lot of heart ache.

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