Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

our landlord informed us that the house we are renting is going on the market. We assumed that we could get outof our lease early so that we may find another place to live with a reasonable time frame, does the sale of the house break the lease agreement?


Asked on 12/22/10, 4:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

No, the buyer must honor your lease as long as they have notice of your occupancy. So you don't get out of it. Make sure the listing realtor knows about your tenancy. They will then have to disclose it to prospective buyers. Once you have a new landlord, you can figure out if they bought the property as an investment and intend for you to keep living there, or if they intend to occupy it at the end of your lease term.

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Answered on 12/30/10, 6:27 pm


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