When bidding on a unit that is supposedly "freshly opened" how do you know that the management did not go through the unit prior to auction day and snag anything that may have been valuable? Would you have any way of knowing that you are not just bidding on the leftovers from other units stacked into 1 "new" unit and put up for auction?
well let me tell you how it works in the state of South Carolina.
1. the owner of the unit has until the start of the auction to payup, if they pay and open their unit and stuff is missing, they can call the cops and the owner of the biz, can and will be prosecuted for theft....we have had people show up just as I'm raising the door with money in hand too payout.
2. when you don’t pay your monthly bill by the due date, the site manager places a lock along with yours onto the door(that day)that way someone can’t sneek in and remove the stuff under the cover of darkness….fast forward thru the certified letters and such, 30 days they cut off your lock, open the door, take a picture or 3 and list what they can see(for the legal ad)…90 days no payment…it goes to auction….Note: most that I’ve seen are $900 to $2000 in arears of back rent.