Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey
Rental house being sold
My rental house is being sold. Can the new owner just get rid of me. I have no written lease. I live in NJ. I have lived in the house for 15 years.
Asked on 2/12/08, 12:40 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Walter LeVine
Walter D. LeVine, Esq.
Re: Rental house being sold
Since you are renting real estate, there should be a written lease. Without one you are considered a month-to-month tenant, so you can be evicted upon 30-days (calendar month) notice. Not having read the contract of sake, I do not know what representations or statements were made about tenants, so you should inquire. If the new owner intends to continue your lease, you should get something in writing. If the new owner intends to occupy the house, this gets more complicated for you.
Answered on 2/12/08, 1:14 pm