Question about the lease for the house I am renting?

Question

Hello-
The lease that my husband and I signed in March was with a lady who was going to be the property manager. The owner supposedly lives in South America. Then all of a sudden we were told through an e-mail that basically if we had any problems that we should contact this other company b/c they were going to be managing the property and we should pay the rent to them as well. My question is that shouldnt we sign a new lease with this new managment company. I have requested a new one several times and have no response. I dont feel comfortable sending money to a company that has all of a sudden taken over the property. Am I wrong for requesting a new lease? We live in Florida. I am not sure if the law varies from state to state

Answer 1

You don't get a new lease. The original lease is in effect even if there is a new owner. The new owner buys everything. The buildings, the land, and the rights and obligations of the leases. I would confirm with the old management company that you should send your rent to the new address, however. It could be a scam.

Answer 2

First off, e-mail notification is NEVER sufficient. Until you are notified IN WRITING by the management company that you signed the agreement with, do NOT send the rent anywhere else! E-Mail notification does not fulfill the IN WRITING requirement.

If the landlord has switched management companies, the lease you have is still valid and enforceable as written. You neither need to sign a new one nor can you be forced to do so.

Answer 3

Yikes, things do NOT smell right here!!! Give NO money to this guy and sign NOTHING without a walk through. Contact the Realtor on the sign and get the other side of the story. Get proof from this Landlord that he is current on this mortgage payments- VERY IMPORTANT! If he is not current and in the process of Foreclosure, you could be giving him deposits and first & last month's rent and have a knock at the door from the Sherriff s office telling you to get out in 24 hrs for the upcoming auction on the place. IF you decide to pursue this (Highly Unadvisable), look at this contract VERY seriously, this Landlord keeps mentioning " maintenance" Unless he is giving you one Killer deal on rent, the Land Lord is responsible for maintaince. If you are responsible for maintance, have what kind of maintance is required SPELLED OUT IN DETAIL! You may want to suggest that this guy use a property management company to handle his property. They are not expensive, handle the rent, deposites, fees and the headaches. Before you sign ANYTHING, have a lawyer look at the contract. This situation you are describing sounds extremly risky - BEWARE! I suggest that you contact a Realtor, most handle rental properties and for the most part cost you nothing. Many of us work with Property management companies and are paid by them or by the owners of the property. A good Realtor will work to see things done in your best interest and can save you a LOT of problems and hassles

Answer 4

u dont get a new lease, when the new management bought the property they bought your lease and all the terms that came with it. if u want the new landlord to acknowledge the terms of your lease, bring him it and ask him to sign it just so your both aware that he is the property manager.

Answer 5

you are not wrong. i watch plenty of judge shows (lol) and i was a property manager for over ten years. anytime any of the original agreement is changed, you need to sign something new. by them changing it after you signed, they have broke the lease. call that new company and demand a new lease BEFORE you pay. have you also checked the florida rental laws? there are always free ph number to call there too.

Answer 6

DO NOT RESPOND TO THE EMAIL...ASK FOR A WRITTEN LETTER FROM THE NEW MGMT COMPANY ON THEIR LETTERHEAD .