Update on our house being sold...

[textbookcase]

Came home to a big FOR SALE sign on the front lawn and a landlord not answering my phone calls. SO THAT'S FUN.

I don't wanna move in summer. *stomps feet*

Previous thread: link

[btay]

man that sucks. I'm sorry

[vicky]

That's awful!

[meganew]

I should know more about this, since I'm a landlord, but don't they have to give you proper notice? And them being dicks to you seems like a terrible idea, since you'll be deciding what the house looks like during showings.

[textbookcase]

Apr 25, 2016 20:13:31 GMT -5 meganew said:

I should know more about this, since I'm a landlord, but don't they have to give you proper notice? And them being dicks to you seems like a terrible idea, since you'll be deciding what the house looks like during showings.

Yeah I don't know all of the rules. I know they have to give us at least 30 days notice to leave but I don't know if they have to let us know they are listing the house.

I know, the realtor asked if he could come take pics of the inside and I seriously contemplated messing everything up, lol. They are also asking WAY WAY too much for the house so I think it will take awhile to sell. At this point I just want to find something else asap. There are literally NO rentals in the area right now. Sucky side of small town living.

[Deleted]

Where I am the rule is you need to keep the house clean. But it doesn't define clean. They also need to give you 23 hours notice for a showing and the buyers have to honour your lease.

So it might be worth a check or call to whoever does Regis where you are.

[missmaddie]

Is it possible they will sell it with the intention of it remaining a rental/income property? I know I have seen listings where they specify there is a long-term tenant paying X/month as a feature.

[nikki25]

Apr 25, 2016 20:19:42 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

Apr 25, 2016 20:13:31 GMT -5 meganew said:

I should know more about this, since I'm a landlord, but don't they have to give you proper notice? And them being dicks to you seems like a terrible idea, since you'll be deciding what the house looks like during showings.

Yeah I don't know all of the rules. I know they have to give us at least 30 days notice to leave but I don't know if they have to let us know they are listing the house.

I know, the realtor asked if he could come take pics of the inside and I seriously contemplated messing everything up, lol. They are also asking WAY WAY too much for the house so I think it will take awhile to sell. At this point I just want to find something else asap. There are literally NO rentals in the area right now. Sucky side of small town living.

No, it should be in your lease about placing the house up for sale and your notification. Check your lease. It is in a standard lease so it should be there.

I am so sorry : ( That is so fucked up. As a landlord I couldn't imagine doing that to my tenant and still refuse to take their phone calls.

[cville]

What dicks.

[vanillacourage]

Your state tenant law will trump an individual lease. Look up your rights - in my state the new owner must honor the terms of the original lease, including terms of expiration. They wouldn't be able to just sell and kick you out. 

ETA - just read your 1st post. Also in my state, once your annual lease expires and you don't sign another one, it rolls to month-to-month. So you might be out of luck.

[VirtuallyMe]

That sucks.

California law requires Landlords to give a minimum 60 day notice if you've lived in the house for more than one year (which you said you had). YOU can turn around and give them a 30 day notice if you find somewhere else to move sooner than the 60 days. There are a few rare loop holes to this rule but you should be fine.

[textbookcase]

Apr 25, 2016 22:44:44 GMT -5 VirtuallyMe said:

That sucks.

California law requires Landlords to give a minimum 60 day notice if you've lived in the house for more than one year (which you said you had). YOU can turn around and give them a 30 day notice if you find somewhere else to move sooner than the 60 days. There are a few rare loop holes to this rule but you should be fine.

Yeah we have been here for 4 years. I figured we would have at least 30 days, 60 is cool. I kind of just want to get out rather than deal with prospective buyers, Realtors, etc. It's just such a pain. When we first rented it the landlord was happy to have long term renters and said he wasn't planning on selling it at all. Oh well.