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Tenants right when landlord sells their property

We are planning to move in 2 weeks. We have a verbal month to month lease with our landlord. She just informed us today that her lawyer called her about her divorce settlement and that she will have to put the house up for sale and split it with her ex. If the house should sell quickly what would happen with us. Do we need to move with the closing of the house or is the new landlord to take us on. Should we ask for a signed year lease before the house hits the market to ensure us another year to move. We have a 14 month old son, I don't think we could just get evicted? Oh and we live in NJ.


Asked on 8/09/05, 1:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Dale Lundquist (Solo)

Re: Tenants right when landlord sells their property

I am unclear from your post. Are you moving out of this house in 2 weeks? If so, I can assure you nothing could happen to remove you in that short a time span.

I'm guessing though that you mean your are moving IN to this house in 2 weeks with an oral month to month lease with the landlord.

If she sells the house to someone who personally wants to occupy it, you can be made to leave on 30 days notice from the day of the month your tenancy began. By this I mean if your tenancy began on August 15, 2005 and your landlord gave you notice to vacate on September 1, you would be allowed to stay until Oct. 15 and not have to move by Oct. 1.

If the Buyer is going to rent the property he can't evict you without good cause. There are a lot of things that can constitute good cause so if you do get an eviction notice you should talk to an attorney about your rights.

If you can't afford an attorney and Legal services is too busy, give me a call and I'll try to help as much as I can at no charge.

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Answered on 8/10/05, 10:03 pm


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