Can a landlord put a rental house up for sale before informing tenets, and ask them to vacate in a week? There is a 9 year old child in school, who will have no home as well. The landlord said he's allowed to do this because he listed this rental house as his main residence. The state is NJ.

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Originally Posted by dbrose

Can a landlord put a rental house up for sale before informing tenets, and ask them to vacate in a week? There is a 9 year old child in school, who will have no home as well. The landlord said he's allowed to do this because he listed this rental house as his main residence. The state is NJ.

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Can a landlord put a house up for sale before informing tenents, and ask them to vacate in a week? There is a 9 year old child in school, who will have no home as well. The landlord said he's allowed to do this because he listed the rental house as his main residence.

Nope, he can't do it. If you have a written lease then the new owners buy the house subject to the terms of your lease.

If you do not have a written lease then you are a month-to-month tenant and the landlord must give you at least 30 days notice.

A landlord can put a house up for sale without ever telling the tenant,

They can not just give them a week notice normally, and it does not matter how the listing is.

If you have a lease, they have to honor that lease. If you are on a month to month lease they will have to give you a 30 day notice.

He lying to a real estate person, does not make anything legal, only looks bad on him if he does try and evict you in courts.

My question is WHERE is he listing it as his main residence? On his taxes? To the real estate broker he listed it with?

Depending on where, he could have committed fraud and if you report it, he's going to be in even bigger trouble.

At the very least, he has to give you one full rental period in which to move. Tell him you know the law and that's the law.