Landlord selling property while still renting it out in Philadelphia Pa.
Hello,
I am renting a second floor apartment duplex in Philadelphia Pennsylvania with a month to month lease. I have known from the beginning that I am dealing with a very sneaky, only out for a buck and himself, slum lord. I was away form my apartment, for two months, off and on in July and August, to come home to find a for sale sign up and a lock box on the door, with no notification what so ever. I asked him about both things (the lock box and for sale sign) and what is to happen to me still renting the place from him. He simply stated that he has been telling my father for quite some time about wanting to selling the property (not me the tenant and the person who pay him rent each month on time) and that what will happen with my lease, is that he will make a new one stating that my rent will remain the same unless its 5 days after the first of the month, and then after the 5th, it will be a $25 late fee for that month. And that I will continue to still pay him the rent after the house is sold." The lease change is fine since I always pay on time, but he part about still paying him rent on a property he will no longer own, doesn't make since to me at all.
I asked for him to please keep in communication with me the status of the house closing. And if I could receive the new lease as close as possible to the time of the closing, and for it to be a year lease so that I can be locked in with my rent amount for a year, so that I can have time to save if the new owner decides he may not want me there. He said sure and that was close to 3 weeks ago and 4 phone calls and messages left and all unanswered nor responded to. So since this realization that my landlord has decided to sell the property and never informs me of anything, never fixes things in a timely matter, nor keeps scheduled appointment times to do things, and just does it when ever he pleases, whether I'm home or not without my permission or notification. I really need to know what I should and can do to cover my butt and not be thrown out on my behind within 30 days, and to know what is legal on his and my behalf:
I apologize for the rant, but I am so worried and very upset:confused :confused: :mad:
1) If he sells the property at anytime, is the buyer still obligated to honor my lease, granite that I receive the new year lease, (in other words can they throw me out if I was to get the new year lease beginning October.1 will I be locked into my rent amount until next October) Or will a new one be given by the new owner? And who will I really be paying after the property sells depending on the circumstances?
2) I haven't noticed that the property has been viewed, nor has the realtor or my landlord just come in to view the property or given notification to want to do such (not like my landlord would anyway) But I am worried about this since I am a single female living alone. And this this lock box just makes me very uncomfortable that people can come and go as they please. I mean I could be naked for heavens sake. So how much access to the property do I have to give the realtor and is there a PA state law for time notification to want to so such. And if none is given, What rights do I have?
3) I have to be realistic to the idea that my landlord may never give me this year lease. Since I am month to month leasing, and the property is up for sale, Is it fair to say that if the property does sale at anytime, that I only have 30 days to find a new place if the new owner doesn't want any tenants in the property? Or if he does decide to keep me, that I have to honor their new lease?
4) And was it legal for my landlord to just put the property up for sale without notifying me and to provide me with some form of written document of what the changes are going to be because of this?
Thank you for your help and any links or sites that can be referred to me so that I can have State law documentation would be so helpful.
Thanks again
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