Can the buyer be the one to remove a tenant from a rental property or does the landlord have to provide the certified letter
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Can the buyer be the one to remove a tenant from a rental property or does the landlord have to provide the certified letter
Can the buyer be the one to remove a
tenant from a rental property or does
the landlord have to provide the
certified letter
Asked on February 24, 2019 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The owner of property is the one who can take action to remove a tenant: a non-owner cannot. So who can take action in this case depends on the timing: if the buyer has closed and is now the owner, he is the one who can remove you; if the closing has not occured yet and the seller (your prior landord) is still the owner, then the seller would have to be the one to remove you.
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