Consumer complaint received 2015-05-04
Company: ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
State: FL
Product: Bank account or service
Sub-product: Other bank product/service
Issue: Making/receiving payments, sending money

Complaint:
I have been renting a condo unit for 2 years. The original owner had passed away. The condo association. had Certificate of Title for the property and was renting to me. I have a signed lease thru XX/XX/XXXX.The condo went into foreclosure last year. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Ally Bank purchased the property. In XXXX XXXX, they sent a Demand for Possession letter stating that I may have additional rights under the Protecting Tenants Act of XX/XX/XXXX, and asked for my lease copy. My realtor sent both Ally Bank and their lawyer, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, FL, the lease, proof of my timely rent payments and a letter asking where my rent payments should now be sent. No response to this letter was ever received from either Ally Bank or XXXX XXXX XXXX. In XXXX XXXX a Motion to Issue a Writ of Possession was taped to my door. ( on my end, everyone involved, my realtor, the condo assoc. lawyer, realtor for new owner assured me that my signed lease had to be honored ). On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, a Writ of Possession was taped to my door. Calls to XXXX XXXX XXXX by my realtor, myself and a local lawyer were fruitless. XXXX NOW said they would NOT honor my lease as they deemed it " invalid '' as it was signed after the foreclosure process started. My lease was signed XXXX XXXX. Ally purchased the property XXXX XXXX. They had never stated this to either me or my realtor until XXXX XXXX. They would not grant me an extension. They told my realtor ( not me ) that the sheriff was coming the next day at XXXX to evict me. This was XXXX and I had to scramble to get movers and work all night to pack what I could. Both the sheriff and eviction crew were very kind and they waited while I moved out what I could. I am XXXX years old and Ally Bank and XXXX XXXX XXXX put me out on the street even though I had a signed lease, paid rent timely for 2 years, and kept their property in good condition. Their actions were reprehensible. People need to be aware of their tactics. I am asking Ally Bank to reimburse me for the {$2000.00} moving and storage costs and the {$500.00} in refrigerated and food items I had to leave. No dollar value can be placed on the personal items I had to leave ... things that were to be given to my grandchildren, or on the unnecessary stress I suffered. Instead of sending notices saying " send a copy of your valid lease '', which we did XXXX times, they could have easily told my or my realtor they deemed my lease invalid. I surely would have moved out. I was prepared to leave at lease end anyway as I assumed they would be selling the property. Ally Bank 's slogan is " bank human '' ... .I think they should re-think that one. They and XXXX XXXX XXXX did not have the decency to honor a signed lease for 3 more months. It was easier for them to evict an innocent XXXX. The public needs to know how they operate and give pause before dealing with them. F.Y.I ... If you have a signed lease on a foreclosed property ... .beware, it may do you no good.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation