Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

I signed a year lease in november of 2008. Four months later the owner allowed the property to go into foreclosure. The bank that held the loan said the lease was legally taken over by them when the owners defaulted. before my first payment to the bank they filled for bancruptcy. the fdic then took over the foreclosure. i havent been able to get any information since. until now! the original owner called last night and said that even though the lease expired in november of 2009 and that he walked away for the foreclosure he is still the owner of the property and now wants to sign a new lease and says he is thinking about suing for the 14 months of back rent because he is still owner as the foreclosure did not go through. can he do either. surely he broke the lease when he walked away! i have no problem paying someone just want to make sure its legal. please help


Asked on 4/01/10, 6:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Labovitz Labovitz Law Firm, P.A.

Hi. So long as the landlord is still the record owner of the property, he is entitled to collect rent under your lease and your rent obligation would have continued after the lease expired under the rental terms of the original lease.

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Answered on 4/06/10, 7:48 am


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