Can I be evicted from a house after I file bankruptcy?

Can I be evicted from apartment after I fail bankruptcy? Individuals who file bankruptcy are able to apply the automatic stay to their apartment eviction in some situations. If you file bankruptcy, this gives you the opportunity to stop all legal action against you, but this is only a limited amount of time. You will need to determine the best possible way to handle your lease during the bankruptcy process.

Eviction and Bankruptcy

Regardless if you live in a house or an apartment, if you are renting that property, you have a legally binding contract with the owner. Filing bankruptcy does not have to disrupt the lease unless you or your lender wants it to. However, there are several things to take into consideration here.

• If you are behind in your required payments, you must make arrangements to get caught up. The bankruptcy process does not forgive you this type of debt.
• If you wish to remain in your apartment or home, you must work out an agreement with your apartment manager to allow this.
• The apartment owner can request the court to lift the automatic stay if there is no plan to get you caught up on payments. If this occurs, you may still be evicted.

As you consider your options for staying in your leased property, hire an attorney to help you through the process. It may be possible for you to remain in the apartment if you can work through your attorney to settle the situation. An attorney is critical in this matter.