Real Estate Attorney serving Bloomfield Hills, MI
Dear Sherri,
Unless the written lease you signed with your prior landlord says otherwise, the buyer cannot evict you until the end of the term of that lease.
Sadly, if you don't have a written lease, the new landlord can evict. However, right now, they have a problem, all evictions in Michigan and nationally are stayed under the COVID emergency declared by the Administration. Until that time, no Michigan court will evict you. No matter what you entitled to rent.
I reccomend reaching out to the new landlord and asking them for a new 1 year lease. Tell them the eviction moratorium might go on for several months more, you are good tenant and are willing to keep paying rent to them. No one knows how long the moratorium might last, it makes good sense to have a good paying tenant for a year. If the new owner still has your security deposit, offer to have the old landlord (if she has not already done so, transfer the security deposit to them.
Best of luck to you.
Sincerely,
Gilbert
Answered on Aug 19th, 2021 at 12:28 PM