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Q: We just rented a place in Medford and now r being told there showing it tomorrow to a prospective buyer is that legal

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A: I think you are concerned that you will be evicted. Have you considered that the buyer is willing to buy the property and continue renting it to you? Sometimes people that invest in real estate, like apartments or shopping centers, realize that the property is more valuable to a buyer looking for rental property when it is fully occupied by tenants. Unless your rental agree specified that you would only have one person be your landlord specifically, I don't think you can object to a change in landlord. The buyer will have to respect your right to finish your rental term. They can offer to buy you out of your lease if they want you to move out early for some reason and that is negotiable. If you don't have a lease but are rather on a month to month type arrangement, your rights are what they have always been, you can be evicted with proper advance notice. I don't do landlord tenant law so you will have to ask a landlord tenant lawyer what your rights are to advance notice. Some areas like Portland have other rules that require the landlord to pay the tenant to move. So whatever your rights are as a tenant, those don't change if the property is purchased. (Consider that this could be a good thing as sometimes a new landlord is willing to spend money to fix or improve their new property.)

A: PS try re-posting this question as a landlord tenant question to get responses from landlord tenant lawyers.

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