WOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEONE ELSES BACK LOT RENT
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WOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEONE ELSES BACK LOT RENT
WHEN PURCHASING A USED MOBILE HOME ON A RENTED LOT IN NEW YORK STATE. WOULD I BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BACK RENT ON THE LOT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNERS / RENTERS??
Asked on July 6, 2009 under Real Estate Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
Not unless the contract you bought it buy stipulated that new buyers are liable for back rent, or if the previous owner had given a security interest in or lien against the mobile home as security for the rent. (If he had, it would have shown up during your title search.) Otherwise, rent is a personal obligation; the former owner is still responsible for it, and the landlord could look for him to pay it out of the proceeds of selling the home to you--but you are not liable for someone else's debts.
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