Rental Scam on Foreclosed Bankowned Property

We have a foreclosed bankowned property in our HOA. The previous owner has gained access to the home and is renting out rooms in the house. The roomes are posted on Craigslist.
What can the HOA do to stop the activity and get the tenants out of our community?

As Brian said this is a police matter, leave the HOA out of it but have several citizens call and complain.

How do you know, for sure, the bank has taken possession? Its possible, the bank is in the process of foreclosing, but hasn't completed the foreclosure process. You cant really know for sure. Its between the bank and the owner.

We had a person who lived with his girlfriend in one of our houses. They broke up and she moved out. The owner lived out of state and the lease agreement was with the girlfriend NOT the boyfriend. The boyfriend kept living in the home and our HOA without paying. We were able to contact the owner and let him know the situation. He ended up taking the guy to court and evicting him out. Our ex-president had to go to court as a witness to the man living in the home.

Make sure you know who the owner is on the property. Contact them with the violations. They are still bound by the HOA rules even if they are in foreclosure by the bank. Multiple renting of rooms is probably against the rules of the HOA or atleast the city code. You may have to take this issue OUTSIDE of your HOA to handle like calling the police. However, if you decide to handle it as a HOA group then follow the HOA rules when trying to enforce the HOA's rules. Send a certified letter to the address. The HOA needs to have records they sent notification to the HOA's address. Whether or not that letter is opened doesn't matter. Record of sending the letter is important.

This may take a sherrif's order to remove the people from the home. Find out what your county laws are in regards to tenants or even squater's rights. This should help in deciding if it can be handled by the HOA or the city. But by all means do report it to the bank who has the foreclosure going or the police. Are you sure of the situation? Doing the research on finding the bank and contacting them should confirm the status of the foreclosure.