As long as you are living on the property and trying to save the home, you are responsible to maintain the lawn. If the bank takes possession , then a property management company will be brought in to take care of the property.
Filing for bankruptcy may enable you to recover your house from foreclosure. However the bankruptcy would entail dealing with your entire debt situation, not just the house.
If you are surrendering your house anyways, it is usually better for your credit score if you do it through bankruptcy. If your house is foreclosed on before you file bankruptcy, then your credit score is hit by both the foreclosure and the bankruptcy. If you let your house go back through bankruptcy, instead, then your credit score is only hit by a bankruptcy.
I believe you can, by reaffirming the loan, but I don't know the details.
No, they did not file for bankruptcy.
Whether you can keep your house and car depend on how much equity is in your house and car and the available bankruptcy exemptions within your state. If the bankruptcy exemptions allow you to protect the equity in these assets then you should be able to keep them in bankruptcy.
If you are talking about a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, It takes 7 to 9 years after you can file bankruptcy again.
Generally there is only the fee to file.
Filing for bankruptcy may enable you to recover your house from foreclosure. However the bankruptcy would entail dealing with your entire debt situation, not just the house.
Just to clarify, My house got foreclosed on about 2 years ago. The house was worth $50,000 and the bank sold it finally for $15,000. Now, since I live in Iowa, the loan was sold off to the Rural Develupment and now they are coming after me for $35,000. My main question is: If I file for bankruptcy now, will it take care of this $35,000?
You have to, it is a debt...it is just a secured debt...by the lien on the property.
If you file bankruptcy, you file bankruptcy on everything. You can not file bankruptcy on one loan.
If you are surrendering your house anyways, it is usually better for your credit score if you do it through bankruptcy. If your house is foreclosed on before you file bankruptcy, then your credit score is hit by both the foreclosure and the bankruptcy. If you let your house go back through bankruptcy, instead, then your credit score is only hit by a bankruptcy.
I believe you can, by reaffirming the loan, but I don't know the details.
No they never did file for bankruptcy
They did not file for bankruptcy.
No, they did not file for bankruptcy.
Whether you can keep your house and car depend on how much equity is in your house and car and the available bankruptcy exemptions within your state. If the bankruptcy exemptions allow you to protect the equity in these assets then you should be able to keep them in bankruptcy.