Previous Owner Squatting After Foreclosure Sale

[Mitchell Hammack]

Hi everyone,

I bought a property at foreclosure sale in Hillsborough county a couple months ago. During my DD before I bid I was aware the property was occupied by the borrower.
However, what I failed to consider is that this borrower would completely ignore any attempts for communication after the sale and transfer of title was certified. I emailed the guy, mailed him letters, called him and no response in any case.

Naturally, I went ahead and retained a lawyer to proceed with getting possession through the courts.
While that process is ongoing I'm curious if anyone has faced anything similar and has any out of the box strategies to get ahold of someone or take possession of a property.

[Drew Sygit]

Quote from @Mitchell Hammack:

Hi everyone,

I bought a property at foreclosure sale in Hillsborough county a couple months ago. During my DD before I bid I was aware the property was occupied by the borrower.
However, what I failed to consider is that this borrower would completely ignore any attempts for communication after the sale and transfer of title was certified. I emailed the guy, mailed him letters, called him and no response in any case.

Naturally, I went ahead and retained a lawyer to proceed with getting possession through the courts.
While that process is ongoing I'm curious if anyone has faced anything similar and has any out of the box strategies to get ahold of someone or take possession of a property.

You could offer cash-for-keys.

Reason: how much damage can the occupant do before you can have them removed by bailiff?