More On Tenants Renting From Landlords Facing Foreclosure

Some recent stories on the issue of tenants renting from landlords who are pocketing their rent, beating the bank out of its mortgage payments, and allowing the home to go into foreclosure:

• Tampa, Florida: Blind newlyweds owed money by landlord,
• Miami/Liberty City, Florida: Boom & Bust, Part 3 (In Liberty City, renters suffer more than perhaps anyone else from the foreclosure crisis),
• Boynton Beach, Florida: Foreclosure Fallout For Renters,
• Las Vegas, Nevada: Renters, soldiers feeling foreclosure pain,
• Providence, Rhode Island: Foreclosures leave some tenants high and dry (Landlords in foreclosure also failing to pay utility bills, resulting in tenants dealing with water shutoffs before ultimately facing eviction),
• Cleveland, Ohio: Area renters hit hard by foreclosure crisis (Little notice given to people, study says),
• Southern California (Inland counties): Foreclosures leave tenants out in cold, too,
• St. Louis, Missouri: Renters getting swept up in foreclosure mess.

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