One of the more pressing issues facing people who just went through the foreclosure process is what happens after foreclosure. In other words, do you have the right to remain in your house?
Generally, the answer is no. Foreclosure cuts off the homeowners rights to possession. However, the landlord (the bank) still has to go through the legal process to evict the prior homeowners through an unlawful detainer action.
A wise prior homeowner will contact the new owner (the bank) and see if they can either negotiate a lease of the property or a “cash for keys” deal where the bank will pay the foreclosed former owner for keys to their house. By negotiating a “cash for keys” deal the bank and the foreclosed former owner benefit by not having to go through the time and the expense of an unlawful detainer action. In addition, the foreclosed former owner receives the added benefit of recieving
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My condo in Pasadena, CA has been sold at a trustee’s sale on March 15, 2012. Questions:
1. Am I responsible for HOA after March 15th?
2. How much time to do I have to move out?
3. Do I become a tenant of the bank now that they took back the property?
4. Does the bank need to obtain Unlawful Detainer and Writ of Possession in order to legally force me out of my condo?
5. What remedy do I have at this point? I am a bona fide disabled person who was hospitalized for 3 weeks and was released on March 15. I need more time or enough money to be able to find a suitable place for me. I live alone and unable to find a place right away, especially when my credit rating has gone bad?
Please advice.