Tax Sale Turned Rental

[Ivie Beller]

I have been living in my grandmothers house since 2013. In 2016 she passed away and I’ve been paying the taxes. The county sold her house and said it was tax lien sale. Apparently I was supposed to pay a higher rate but no one ever reported her passing. Now I’m stuck with a Landlord who has never seen the property and doesn’t know condition and is asking even for a security deposit. This house was last renovated in 1974. Any advice for me??