can the landlord sale a home u r renting?

Question

i have a 12 month lease which i am 7 months in and the owner has put the house up for sale with a sing in the yard and lock box for key on the door can he do this?

Answer 1

Yes.
However in most States you will be allow to finish your 12 months. Check local State regulations and read your contract.

Often business properties are sold to new owner and old contracts continue until expired.

Answer 2

you have to read the lease. It should tell you what the owner can and cant do. Generally the owner maintains the right to enter the house for inspection purposes. How often and under what conditions should be spelled out word for word. The lease should also tell you under what conditions the lease can be broken. I would be willing to bet that the lease doesnt give realestate agents the right to walk in anytime they want. I would take the lock box off the door and let them know that you would apreciate some notice before the house is shown to potential buyers. Even though you are a renter you do have a right to a certain level of privacy. I think the owner has to give you notice before inspecting the property unless he has probable cause to beleive you are damaging the property and him not coming in right away would lead to more damage.

Answer 3

any property owner can sell what he
wishes any time; however that
has nothing to do with your lease!

IF he sells it and the new owners
"demand" to move in right away
they are out of luck. YOUR lease
is good till it expires per its
written components.

YOU are safe!

further, he must give you 48 hour
written notice before he shows the
house......or if the new owner comes
around, you do NOT need to let him
in without a 48 hour written notice.

YOU may injunct the owner for putting
out a key for the property --which
allows the owner to by-pass the
48 hours notice.

to injunct, you may go to court
and stop the owner from putting
up a key to your house PRIOR TO
your lease expiring--or you may
stop the new owner from coming
in at his pleasure! That is trespassing.

GETTING an injunction should be easy under this circumstance!

Answer 4

The property owner may place his property for sale at any time he wishes. Access to your premises to show the property to prospective purchasers is controlled by state statute. Most states only require that showings be scheduled at reasonable times of the day, and that 24 or 48 hours notice of intended entry be provided.

You may disregard the replies which indicate otherwise. those folks are obviously not familiar with the laws regarding this situation.

Answer 5

The owner may sale his home. You have the right to have peace and quit while you are on your lease. He may not show the property with out giving you a notice in writing. However you may put it in writing that you do not want to be disturbed. They then can not just stop by whenever they want to show the home. I would go to a attorney and have the attorney send a letter out to the realtor expressing your wishes. believe me they will not show it. Unless you are there and with proper notice.

Answer 6

no- not unless you have violated the lease. as long as it's not a month to month lease. if it was for 1 year- then he/she can not make you show or have access to your apt./home.except or only to do authorized repairs. if the owner wants to end the lease-they can buy you out for the last 5 months you still have coming to you. the same is in reverse. you would have to pay him/her off to get out of the lease. you can and should take the owner to small claims court if he/she does not quit this assault on your right to privacy and to finish out the lease with no interpretation.

Answer 7

the landlord cant do that until ur lease is over
until then u can like talk to ur landlord then of that doesnt work move on to the authorites