New York , home last summer , she loved the spaciousness she never had in an apartment . `` It was bigger than what I had lived in , '' she said . Brown was also won over by the neighborhood , with its tidy homes and good schools . `` I wanted to come here , and I wanted to see my kids graduate from this school district . '' The bad news came just seven months after she moved in . A real estate broker came to the door and handed her an eviction notice , telling her she had to vacate . `` I was hysterical . I was like , ` What do you mean ? ' '' Watch Lisa Brown talk about why she has to move '' The broker explained that the landlord no longer owned the property and the lease was no longer valid . Brown had no idea the house was in foreclosure . As a tenant , she always paid her rent on time , and she assumed the mortgage was being paid . `` I did n't see there was a problem , '' she said . `` You know
ROOSEVELT , New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lisa Brown was caught off-guard by the offers of help that came from strangers . Lisa Brown has to move out of her rental house because it fell into foreclosure and was sold at auction . `` I 'm overwhelmed , '' she said . `` People helping people in these tough times . I never meant to solicit any help . This is incredible , really . '' Brown and her three daughters ca n't escape eviction . The family is being kicked out of a rental house because her landlord defaulted on the mortgage and the home fell into foreclosure . The house was sold at auction , and they have to move out by May 1 . She did n't seek financial help , but it came anyway . An executive from Texas named Kelvin who saw Brown 's story on CNN.com was moved by her `` unfortunate situation '' and wanted to help . He sent a check for $ 400 . A New York man named Dave offered financial help as well as aid planning for the future . When Brown moved into the Long Island ,