Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Tennessee

My Landlord passed away in Nov. We have been paying his Aunt the rent since then. Today I received a summons to court about foreclosure on the property. From what I can find out the property was sold Jan 8th. The whole time the Aunt has been telling us that she was in contact with the bank and was trying to take over the property. When I asked her about it after receiving the summons she said that she had not been notified of any foreclosure. The court date is Feb 14th and I have been informed that our eviction could occur 10 days after the court date and that it was up to the judge if we would have more time. I have receipts showing that we paid rent. What do we do? We were planning to buy a house but we would need time to get through the closing ect.


Asked on 1/19/11, 7:39 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
James R. Becker, Jr. Becker Law Firm

You are going to have to appear at court and try to work something out with the bank. You can also present your case to the judge, but it sounds most likely that any case you would have would be against the aunt.

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Answered on 1/24/11, 7:57 am


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