Q: My landlord just served me a 90 day no cause termination because he is putting the place up for sale.
Isn't the 90 days supposed to start when it is sold?
A:
Assuming you have been there for more than a year, the landlord can give you a 90 day no cause termination notice due to sale only after he/she has accepted an offer to buy the dwelling unit separately from any other dwelling unit and the buyer intends in good faith to occupy the dwelling as their personal primary residence. Further, your landlord has to provide you written evidence of the offer to purchase the dwelling within 120 days after your existing landlord accepted the offer.
If you landlord has not complied with these requirements (and possibly paid you a month's rent at the time the 90 day notice was served), you may be entitled to recover up to 3 months rent plus any actual damages plus your court costs and your attorney's fees. So review everything with a landlord-tenant attorney if you think your landlord has not properly complied. Good luck.
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