Shirley, NY asked in Foreclosure and Landlord - Tenant for New York

Q: Ok we rented a house In center Marichert is the landlord required two months security and a half months we moved into a

Foreclosure notice on the door do we have to pay rent? Is it a fraudulent lease since he didn’t tell us the house was in foreclosure? And is it true that the law change that you only have to pay one month security?

2 Lawyer Answers
Michael David Siegel
Michael David Siegel
Answered
  • Foreclosure Defense Lawyer
  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: The whole thing may be a fraud. The "landlord" may not even own the house. If you paid already, you might call the police.

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
Answered
  • Consumer Law Lawyer
  • Louisville, KY

A: Sounds like fraud to me. Notify the authorities.

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