Landlord/Tenant

Congress Enacts Unprecedented Federal Tenant Protection

Congress Enacts Unprecedented Federal Tenant Protection

  by Christopher A. Combs and Benjamin A. Skinner, Combs Law Group, PC   On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed Senate Bill 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009) into law.  Title VII of this Act is called “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009” (“PTFA”) and is designed to protect “bona-fide”…

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Does Foreclosure Terminate a Lease?

What are the landlord’s rights/obligations? What are the tenant’s rights/obligations? These are the questions that many tenants and landlords are facing today. As in all cases, the answers depend on the facts and your point of view. From the tenant’s perspective, they have signed a lease₁ and are current on the rent. So what happens…

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