SueNYC wrote:
[signed a lease, then building sold with entire lease left to run]
Today we found a letter under our door saying out landlord had sold the
building to another company, and the rent that had listed was $100 more! Can
they do that?
Unless there is a provision in the lease or something is very weird in
NY law, I'd say they can't. Let me make sure that both you and the
landlord signed the orginial lease though. If only you signed a lease
and the old landlord didn't, the issue is cloudy to say the least. I
won't go into ramifications of that because you don't state that in your
OP.
Perhaps the notice you got had a typo. I'd make sure. To do so, copy
your lease and then show / mail / fax or whatever a copy to the new
landlord. Don't assume you're in for a fight when it may be a
misunderstanding or a typo.
-paul
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