Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Michigan

Assignment of Lease

I am being sued by my landlord for breaking my lease (which was due to some wrong information by the property manager). This landlord purchased the property a few months after I signed this lease with a different landlord. However, in the lease there is a clause that says ''assignment of this agreement is prohibited.'' This does not designate between the landlord or tenant. Can this lease then by assigned/transferred by the landlord? It would seem that he could not. Any thoughts on this?


Asked on 2/27/07, 11:57 am

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Rochelle Guznack Law Offices of Rochelle E. Guznack, PLLC

Re: Assignment of Lease

Without reading the entire lease, I think there is a good argument that the landlord cannot assign the lease. It depends on which clause the language falls under as well as some other factors. You can use that argument in court, stating that the present landlord has no standing to sue you.

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Answered on 2/27/07, 12:29 pm


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