[Drew68]

She believes the tenants figured out she wouldn't be able to legally evict them before she lost ownership of the home, so they stopped paying. She says the eviction process can take several months.

The homeowner wasn't paying the mortgage with the rent money. Looks like the tenants were going to get evicted whether they paid the rent or not.

Not quite sure there's really a "good guy/bad guy" in this story.

[BookaT]

Obama bringing out the best in us Americans.

Depending on the stage of foreclosure the bank may have something to say about painting the house.

Pretty classless way to deal with the situation.