Re: Tenants filed bankruptcy 1 day before eviction court hea

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So. You are a broke landlord AND you hired a property
manager. Sweet. Better check into bus101 ...or maybe
ShortBus 102
:)

On 7/22/07, Shirley wrote:
> I hired a property manager to manage my townhouse. He
> rented it to the current tenants who filed bankruptcy
> before. Couple months ago, they started paying rent late
> and didn't pay for any June rent at all. Under the leasing
> contract, there is a clause saying "Lessor may terminate
> this agreement due to nonpayment of rent." I talked to my
> property manager and asked him to terminate the contract
> since the tenants didn't pay for the June rent according
to
> timeline. But my property manager said that clause is
> ineffective under the state law. I was so confused at this
> time why would we put down something on the contract that
> would be ineffective under state law. I took his words
> since I assumed he is a professional in real estate
> management. At the end, he suggested us to take the
> eviction route. However, just one day before the eviction
> court hearing, the tenants filed bankruptcy (ch. 7).
>
> My question for my case if we had terminated the lease at
> the first place, I won't be affected by the bankruptcy
> declared by the tenants. Do I have a strong evidence to
sue
> my property manager for neglience? Moreover, I am a full-
> time student with no income. Can I request the bankruptcy
> judge to lift the 60 days automatice stay?