I live in GA and my landlord recently let the house I rent be reclaimed by the bank in foreclosure.
I was on a month-to-month lease at the time of the foreclosure and understand that I have 90 days to vacate the property.
The bank has offered relocation assistance (which I desperately need considering I will need to come up with another security deposit on a new home and it is unlikely that the landlord will return my security deposit in a timely manner), however with the stipulation that all personal property is removed from the home.
Unfortunately, the landlord left furniture in the home and tied the care of that furniture (and the potential return of my security deposit) into the lease. The garage is full of items (lawn mower, grill, yard tools, paint supplies) and the house has an entire dining room set as well as a sleeper sofa and a few other small pieces of furniture.
The landlord has been quite uncooperative with myself and the bank rep on removing the personal property from the home. Not going so far as to refusing to remove the property, but not showing an urgency to do so. They have already missed a tentatively agreed upon date to do so. Additionally, the landlord has refused to even discuss returning my security deposit until they have had a chance to inspect their personal items for any damage.
My question is: Since this property was included in the lease and the lease contract was broken by the landlord once the house went into foreclosure, am I legally permitted to remove these items from the home and cooperate with the bank on relocation?
The bank and the bank rep have offered no solutions to this dilemma.
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I have done no wrong in this situation, paid my rent on time for the entire time I lived in the home and took great care of the home and all of the items the landlord left behind.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
I was on a month-to-month lease at the time of the foreclosure and understand that I have 90 days to vacate the property.
The bank has offered relocation assistance (which I desperately need considering I will need to come up with another security deposit on a new home and it is unlikely that the landlord will return my security deposit in a timely manner), however with the stipulation that all personal property is removed from the home.
Unfortunately, the landlord left furniture in the home and tied the care of that furniture (and the potential return of my security deposit) into the lease. The garage is full of items (lawn mower, grill, yard tools, paint supplies) and the house has an entire dining room set as well as a sleeper sofa and a few other small pieces of furniture.
The landlord has been quite uncooperative with myself and the bank rep on removing the personal property from the home. Not going so far as to refusing to remove the property, but not showing an urgency to do so. They have already missed a tentatively agreed upon date to do so. Additionally, the landlord has refused to even discuss returning my security deposit until they have had a chance to inspect their personal items for any damage.
My question is: Since this property was included in the lease and the lease contract was broken by the landlord once the house went into foreclosure, am I legally permitted to remove these items from the home and cooperate with the bank on relocation?
The bank and the bank rep have offered no solutions to this dilemma.
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I have done no wrong in this situation, paid my rent on time for the entire time I lived in the home and took great care of the home and all of the items the landlord left behind.
Thanks in advance for your replies.