Q: Hello, I am renting from a realtor and the owner of the home has not paid taxes in three years. The house has now been
added to the county forfeiture list. I have also found out that there's no cert on the house with the city. What do I do?
A: One solution is to move out. If you have a written lease, the landlord may claim that you breached the lease. However, by failing to obtain a certificate of occupancy and by allowing it to go to the landlord may have breached it and you may be entitled to recover damages from the landlord. There may be other remedies available to you. Because I have only scant information, this answer does not constitute legal advice and is for discussion purposes only.
A: Correction: Meant to say "by allowing it to slip towards tax forfeiture/foreclosure/sale"
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