Keys After Foreclosure (Trustee Sale)?
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I am a Realtor and I have dealt with this before, Usually when you buy from the trustee you take the house with all its problems, including finding the keys yourself and possibly getting rid of the former home owner. Usually it is up to you to get in and get them out. If their is someone still in the house ask them, if not call the locksmith. Be prepared to go thru an eviction to get out any current residents.
Often you get no keys. If they were still in the house when you purchased it and then left amicably, they might give you the keys.
i dont think there will be keys, my advice is to call a locksmith and get the house re keyed. YA NEVER KNOW!
Well, to answer this one humorously, it depends on whether or not the house still has all its doors. Yes, I recently dealt with a foreclosure in which the departing owners took the patio door with them on vacating. No keys were needed.
Usually they don't. The new owner will have to initiate eviction proceedings against the former homeowners who are still living in the property (unless they've moved out).
During the eviction, the county sheriff may change the locks on the property and keep the new keys until the new owner can prove their ownership. Then the keys will be given to the owner of the property.
One of the best things to do after getting a home at a foreclosure sale is to change the locks. You just never know if the former homeowners had to be forcefully evicted and harbor some grudge against the people who are now living in "their house." If they still have a set of keys, they could try and get into the house.
Either the sheriff will change the locks, or the new owners should change the locks as soon as possible after the eviction process is over. That ensures more safety for everyone.
Good luck.
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