Texas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property Law
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Abstract
A mortgage is a double-edged sword. To most, a mortgage signifies yet another new stage in life; responsibility and the ultimate adult goal of home ownership. Unfortunately the economic downturn of 2008 drastically increased the hardship of attaining this goal, and the effects have been wide-felt, displacing both homeowners and renters from their abodes. In particular, and of primary concern to this article, renters have been suddenly evicted as a result of landlords defaulting on mortgages. Many of these renters-dutiful rent payers-are low-income tenants who receive little to no notice prior to their eviction, and who do not have the savings nor income level to afford a sudden move.
DOI
10.37419/TWJRPL.V1.I1.5
First Page
109
Last Page
129
Recommended Citation
Lauren Lynn,
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure: Federal Expansion of Tenant Rights and the Unintended Consequences,
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Tex. Wesleyan J. Real Prop. L.
109
(2012).
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https://doi.org/10.37419/TWJRPL.V1.I1.5