Can I sue my landlord for not negotiating a buyout with me if the landlord negotiated buyouts for all the other tenants due to his sale of the building?
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Can I sue my landlord for not negotiating a buyout with me if the landlord negotiated buyouts for all the other tenants due to his sale of the building?
Building owner/landlord entered into contract of sale for the premises. Landlord then negotiated buyouts for all tenants except one; this tenant is the sole occupant of the building being sold. Does the tenant have grounds to sue the landlord?
Asked on January 18, 2012 under Real Estate Law, New York
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You have no legal or factual basis to sue your landlord because he or she did not try and buy out your lease as part of the sale of the apartment building that you occupy. Your landlord had the choice to negotiate a buy out with the other tenant and not you. Most likely the other tenants may have been on a long term lease with significant time remaining on the leases.
In your situation, if you are on a month-to-month lease with the landlord you are writing about, he or she (or the new landlord) has the ability to legally end your lease by giving you a 30 day notice of termination of your lease. If that is your situation, then it makes economic sense for your landlord to have not negotiated a buy out of your monthly lease for the rental that you occupy.
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