Foreclosure Forces Tenant Move; Ex-Landlord Continues Trying To Collect Rent

In San Jose, California, KGO-TV Channel 7 reports:

• Mary Ellen Murillo has been clearing out her house in recent days. She's also begun to pack her and her five grandchildren's belongings. She's waiting for the knock on her door that will tell her she's now being evicted. [...] Murillo and her five grandchildren have lived in the house for the past six months. Last month, there was a note left on her front door. [...] She was told by a realtor last month that the house had gone through foreclosure and sold at auction. It no longer belonged to the woman who had rented it to her. Even after that foreclosure sale, that woman still came to collect the rent. When Murillo confronted her one-time landlord, she offered an excuse. "She said 'don't worry about it' - keep on giving her the payment. She's taking care of it. She says 'I've got to pay a late charge of $2,000,'" said Murillo. So far, Murillo has refused the woman's demands to pay October's rent. Now her dilemma is finding a new place. She says she is on disability and is worried she'll lose custody of her five grandkids if she doesn't get at least a three bedroom house -- a house she may not be able to afford.

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