Renters Affected by Foreclosure in Daytona Beach

Renters Affected by Foreclosure in Daytona Beach

 Last Friday afternoon dozens of pieces of furniture, mattresses, lamps and other assorted household items were scattered across Magnolia Avenue in Daytona Beach because several renters were forced out of two houses lost to foreclosure.

Joy Soriano and her two children, ages 2 & 3 were forced from their home and sat on the sidewalk in the 90 degree heat wondering what's next. Soriano's father-n-law consistently paid the rent and the family was current, unfortunately the owner of the property was not paying the mortgage.

If you're a renter and you see a notice in the mailbox addressed to Jane or John Doe, or Resident, and it refers to the residence you're living in, read it. Many renters assume the notice is for the homeowner, but it's actually aimed at the renter.

That's what happened to Soriano, who said she saw something in the mailbox like that, but she assumed it belonged to the homeowner.

In most cases, banks and mortgage companies don't bother to tell tenants that they've taken over.

A Volusia County sheriff's deputy posted a notice on his house Monday morning that informed the residents to vacate the premises within 24 hours.