Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Re: buyer/renter

Depends on what the lease says on what is owed to the renter. As a buyer of the property you are entitled to by it free and clear of any encumbrances. A lease is an encumbrance. Its just like if the seller had a mortgage on the property. It would be the sellers duty to clear the mortgage. Therefore, the removal of the lease is the sellers problem.

This is why when buying or selling property its a good idea to have a lawyer that answers only to you.

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{John}