August 05, 2017, 05:52 AM
pbslingerMy son rents a house, informed of new ownership the day before he moves in
I assume the lease is unchanged, it just is transferred to a new party. Any more to it than that? Missouri BTW.
August 05, 2017, 05:55 AM
joel9507Could be as simple as a different name to put on the rent check and a different place to send it.
August 05, 2017, 07:25 AM
arfmelHe should read the lease and see If it says anything about such a turn of events. It's possible the lease he has signed is no longer valid. I don't know anything about Missouri law, and it's been over a week since I stayed in a Holiday Inn.
August 05, 2017, 07:45 AM
walker77Wouldnt he have to sign a new lease?
Weird situation.
August 05, 2017, 10:08 AM
jimmy123xNot uncommon. House sales fall through all of the time. Sometimes one investor buys a house to simply lease it and having a tenant already in there is a bonus. The terms of the lease shouldn't change. The big wild card is what happens when the lease is up.
August 05, 2017, 06:14 PM
shovelheadSkeptical me here. How was he informed, by the person he originally rented it from or the new owner?
Personally I would want an official notification from the original rental agent or property owner, not the new owner.
I would be concerned that it could be a fraudulent attempt of someone trying to collect money.
Of course I am not an attorney, nor have I played one. Just have heard of too many scam artists trying to separate people from their money.