Gainesville, FL asked in Landlord - Tenant for Florida

Q: If I signed a year long lease with my apartment landlord, can he sell the apartment before the year is up?

I’m in college and don’t graduate till May. My landlord is saying he might sell my apartment before then, and the new owners may make me move out. Is that legal if I signed a lease that is good till July? There is no way I’d find a place to live if I had to move out before May, so I don’t know what I’d do.

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Jennifer Mantoni
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Jennifer Mantoni
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  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Port Charlotte, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: The landlord can sell the property but the new owner must take the property subject to your lease. The landlord nor the new owner can force you to leave unless a valid reason exists to terminate your tenancy. Unless there is a provision in your lease stating otherwise, your lease does not terminate when landlord sells. Again, by law, the new owner takes ownership subject to your lease - meaning your lease continues and the new owner becomes your new landlord.

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