Tenants In Apartment Building In Foreclosure Lose Lights, Fear Running Water Is Next

WTOL-TV Channel 11 in Toledo, Ohio reports on the predicament tenants in a certain apartment building face as their landlord reportedly has been stiffing the mortgage lender out of its mortgage payments and allowing the building to go into foreclosure. In addition to the possiblity of ultimately facing eviction, electricity to the common areas of the premises (exterior and hallway lighting, etc.) has already been cut off, literally leaving the tenants in the dark. They expect the running water to the property will be cut off by mid-September (the landlord is apparently stiffing the utility companies, too). The Call 11 For Action Problem Solver Mika Highsmith had the following advice for all Toledo, Ohio residents (hopefully with some input from the Channel 11 legal department):

• "If this is happening to you, go straight to Toledo Municipal Court. There you can put your rent in escrow and apply for a restraining order to save your utilities. It may seem like a hassle you don't deserve, but it's worth it."

Go here to watch the Channel 11 TV report, or to read the online report, see She Rents a Place that's in Foreclosure -- So She Contacted Mika Highsmith for Help.

For other stories on tenants unknowingly renting homes in foreclosure, go here, or here, or here. unwittingly equity skimming beta