[enduserindy]

She told me I had to be out by july 23 her court date or sooner because losing house by then. I’ve never been late or missed rent and agreed to move before 23. Lease not up either. I paid 1050 deposit and she said she would deduct last rent from it. The summons is a complete shock.

[Billthedrill]

She told me I had to be out by july 23 her court date or sooner because losing house by then.

It sounds like there may be other issues here. I agree with the others - if you can, your best course of action is (1) pay the rent, and (2) retain an attorney. You signed a lease that commits you to pay and you don't want to be in a position of having to make that good, pay for a new place, and move, all at once. An attorney will be cheaper than that.

[Donkey Odious]

The big question is: why does your landlord have a court date on July 23? Sounds like the house is in foreclosure and maybe she is claiming you did not pay the rent for many months and is taking you to small claims to back up her story......does not pass the smell test at this point.

If you were planning to move at the end of the month anyway, pay the July rent NOW and start packing.

[Heart of Georgia]

Thanks for the clarification. If the house is going into foreclosure you know you’ll have to leave. But an attorney specializing in rental law would be worth the consult fee to find out how much time you can actually count on.

He would answer such things as whether or not the bank would be required by law to go through the same steps as any other landlord (it seems that they would). If so, this would take some time.

If you have a sympathetic judge, you could possibly go several weeks to a couple of months past the July deadline that your landlord told you.

I hope everything works out well for you.

[moehoward]

"She told me I had to be out by july 23 her court date..."

Sounds like you live in a state with judicial foreclosure. Usually you can wait until the place is actually sold, sometimes you can rent it from the new owner.

This renting out homes while the owners wait for the banks to foreclose is happening all over the place.

You could go over to loansafe.org and see what kind of info on your state you can get. Good luck.

[Mr. K]

if she is losing the house why does she care if you stay or go AFTER that point?