My landlord sold the building I live in and I still owed her money. Instead of asking for the whole amount she only asked for a peice of what I owe her and then told me she sold the building. I just need to know by law am I obligated to pay her rent now that she doesn't own the building. Someone please help and If at all possible please let your answer be the truth I need someone who realy knows what there talking about.
2006-09-15 06:11:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
She is a slum lord so she's not to be trusted.She told me that I would pay rent to the new landlord next month and that she was paying him out of her pocket for us. I don't beleive that and then in the proccess of asking for the money she told me" not to screw on her on this" .That didn't sound right to me. So I need someone who knows about this to let me know, what should I do.
2006-09-15 08:36:13 · update #1
The contract for sale will determine when future rents are owed to the new owner. This date is typically the same as the sale date, but doesn't have to be.
Contact the new owner & find out when s/he is entitled to start collecting the rents & how any back rents still owed were treated in the agreement.
If the new owner says that s/he is entitled to the same rents that the old owner is trying to get from you, then tell them that they need to come to an agreement & jointly inform you of the appropriate recipient.
2006-09-15 06:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by Homer J. Simpson 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look, if she has accepted the settlement in lieu of full payment, then you are not obligated to pay the remainedr. But you need a contract with her to this effect stating that whatever you gave her is to be considered as full and final settlement and that you are discharged from any further obligation to pay her. Otherwise, she or the new owner can come after you for the balance as back rent and get a judgement lien recoredd on your credit report.
2006-09-15 07:44:50 · answer #2 · answered by boston857 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you do have to pay. Generally, however, to make it easy and less confusing for tenants, you pay the rent in full to the owner of record as of the date the rent is due. When the sale is completed, the escrow office will prorate (split) the amount between the new and old owner on the escrow statement. You should continue to pay the rent to the owner that you know until you get something in writing indicating that you must start paying to someone else.
2006-09-15 06:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by jd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You owe all the back rent to your former landlord & your next & subsequent rent payments to whomever the old landlord tells you to pay -- unless -- you are showed or notified of a written assignment of all your rental arrearages to the new landlord, in which case you now owe it all to the new guy.
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2006-09-15 10:58:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to keep paying rent, but it would be to the new owner.
If she only asked for part of what you owe, get it in writing. The new owner might want the balance!
2006-09-15 06:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they have each felony remarkable to sell and have no felony felony duty to enable you be responsive to roughly it. particular! you will pay the hire. in case you do no longer you would be evicted. Your "feeling screwed over" does no longer exchange your felony felony duty to pay the hire! Deposit isn't hire and that's illegitimate to apply it as such with out past landlord approval. they have not executed something unlawful right here and you haven't any longer any grounds to do something!! particular, the electrical powered energy project is illegitimate, yet it is a thoroughly separate project to the sale and additionally has no longer something to do with paying ther hire. Your credit might in straightforward terms be effected in case you left owing funds and that they sued you for it. Which they have each remarkable to do.
2016-11-07 09:38:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you owed her any back rent, you still owe that to her. Future rent would be owed to the new owner if the sale has actually closed.
2006-09-15 06:18:04 · answer #7 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You pay the former owner, whatever you owe!
Then to the new owners, you'll start paying from the date, the bought the building.
2006-09-15 06:16:08 · answer #8 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if she no longer owns the building then you no longer have an obligation to her for anything. you would now be resposible to pay the new owner rent.
2006-09-15 06:53:54 · answer #9 · answered by §eeker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u still owe rent regardless of the time ur there. u just get ur deposit back.
2006-09-15 06:19:04 · answer #10 · answered by devanarestylez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋