Q: I need to know whether to continue to pay rent where I live cause it was sold for back taxes and I'm disabled...
It was sold almost a month prior to us moving in
A:
First off, I'd need a little more information. Were the taxes sold? If so, you would continue to pay rent to the registered owner. The owner can always redeem the taxes by paying the arrearage and interest. Perhaps a call to the County treasurer's office would be in order. In my county they will tell you if taxes were sold and the amount required to redeem. If they were sold, the tax buyer has to wait at least two years after first purchasing the delinquent taxes before applying to the Court for a tax deed to the property.
Did a tax buyer obtain a tax deed? If so, then they would be the new owner of the property and you would pay that person or entity rent. Oftentimes people get the two concepts confused. You can always go to the recorder's office and obtain a copy of the last deed of record which would show who the true owner of the property is.
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