Sunshine 1528
Cathlete
My DD and 3 others rented a house - many mistakes on their part but here is the rundown:
- no rental agreement (apparently something in writing but haven't seen it)
- paid prorated month (may 9 - 31)
- one month's security deposit
- 3 days after moving in received a "Cash for Keys" notice from real estate company
- landlord claims his ex is causing the trouble
- I looked online and found that there was a trustee notice to foreclose on 5/5/08
- last Friday, 5/23, received 30 Notice to Quite from attorney representing WaMu
- landlord says his ex is hoarding the $ in their Joint account that is to pay the mortgage
- they called landlord who came over to look at the Notice, said it isn't true and told them he'd be by on the 1st to collect the rent !
OK - I am sure the guys is a scum bag - the house is slumsville !
What I am looking for is the options the kids have to right the situation since the scumbag rented to them after he had received notice the lender was foreclosing.
The house showed being purchased this past January 2008 and seems that at that time the EX was removed from the title and no $ has been paid since.
I realize the kids may be able to recoupe the down payment either from the lender or through small claims court but don't know what proof they have other than the cancelled check for the rent and deposit.
My take is do not pay rent, call the attorney and work with them - is there anyway to try to get the scumbag to pay a new deposit toward a new rental?
I know many foreclosures are causing the same exact situation all over the country - just don't know the best way to handle this since it is hard to find rentals and the kids have dogs which makes it harder to find a rental.
- no rental agreement (apparently something in writing but haven't seen it)
- paid prorated month (may 9 - 31)
- one month's security deposit
- 3 days after moving in received a "Cash for Keys" notice from real estate company
- landlord claims his ex is causing the trouble
- I looked online and found that there was a trustee notice to foreclose on 5/5/08
- last Friday, 5/23, received 30 Notice to Quite from attorney representing WaMu
- landlord says his ex is hoarding the $ in their Joint account that is to pay the mortgage
- they called landlord who came over to look at the Notice, said it isn't true and told them he'd be by on the 1st to collect the rent !
OK - I am sure the guys is a scum bag - the house is slumsville !
What I am looking for is the options the kids have to right the situation since the scumbag rented to them after he had received notice the lender was foreclosing.
The house showed being purchased this past January 2008 and seems that at that time the EX was removed from the title and no $ has been paid since.
I realize the kids may be able to recoupe the down payment either from the lender or through small claims court but don't know what proof they have other than the cancelled check for the rent and deposit.
My take is do not pay rent, call the attorney and work with them - is there anyway to try to get the scumbag to pay a new deposit toward a new rental?
I know many foreclosures are causing the same exact situation all over the country - just don't know the best way to handle this since it is hard to find rentals and the kids have dogs which makes it harder to find a rental.