That tenant may be able to sue you if they can demonstrate that as a result of your actions (or in this case-inaction to pay the mortgage) they incurred financial damages. However, if this occurred after the termination of the lease, they may not have much of a claim, unless you failed to evict the tenant properly, and now they're being evicted due to the foreclosure.
The fact that a bank has begun foreclosure proceedings shouldn't have anything to do with signing a lease or month-to-month rental agreement. We can't be certain that the foreclosure will happen, or when. And, it could be that the bank with work with the owner if the place is rented, where they would not if it was empty.
No. If the property is about to be foreclosed, the landlord has no obligation to give the tenant any notice of anything. After the foreclosure, the landlord will have nothing to do with the tenant.
He can't break the lease.
The foreclosure sale will function to terminate the lease. However, until the foreclosure sale takes place, the owner is still the owner, and the lease remains in effect.
The owner can sell a house under a lease, but the buyer must either honor the terms of the lease or make an offer to get the tenant to break the lease.
I just need an answer.
Generally, in the US - No.
That depends on the laws of your state. Some state statutes say that any lease is terminated by a sale, some preserve the lease.
Surely it is the responsibility of the landlord unless: - the tenant introduced the termites to the house, or - this responsibility has been specifically assigned to the tenant in a written lease
if you make your property a section 8 property who is responsible for problems that occur on the house
Tenant or renter if there is no lease. Lessee if there is a lease.
No.