What can i do if the owner of the house I am living in has sold it and she called me today and said I have until this weekend to get out?
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What can i do if the owner of the house I am living in has sold it and she called me today and said I have until this weekend to get out?
I do not have a lease with the lady. I was told I could live here and do some work on the house but today she told me that I have have to be out now because the new owner wants to move move in in a couple days so I was trying to find out what my choices are. What I can do if they have to have an eviction notice?
Asked on May 31, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Oklahoma
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Selling a house does not mean the tenant has to leave; the buyer takes the home subject to all then-in-force leases (i.e. the buyer "steps into the shoes of" and becomes the landlord). You can't be made to leave just because the house was sold or the buyer wants to move in.
However, if you do not have a written lease, you are a month to month tenant, and the landlord could terminate your tenancy on 30 days notice. Therefore, while you cannot be made to leave this weekend, you could be made to leave in a month.
Note that either the seller or buyer of the house if free to offer you something (e.g. money) to move out early--it would be your voluntary choice whether to accept, but they could try to make it worth your while.
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