Topic: Employee advice

I worked at a apartment complex for 7 years. The owner sold the property & only gabe me a one day notice. I stay on property & got a discount on my rent. Now that he is gone the new management team said my rent will go up. Once they looked at my lease which doesn't expire until next year, didnt have a employee addidumn. So my rent will remain the same until my lease ends. Can they still kick me out.

My first point of advice - you will want to consult an attorney. And I would recommend doing so ASAP.

That said, my *opinion* is that if you have a lease contract that has not expired/gone month-to-month and does not address the employee situation, a new property owner has to honor the terms of that lease. They do not have to renew you, but as long as YOU honor the terms of that agreement, they also have to abide by it.

Good luck!

I'm with Amanda on this one. It doesn't sound like they have any grounds to evict you.

I suggest going back to the former owner and asking the Owner what was in the contract at closing pertaining to your position and onsite living arrangements. You never know. Sometimes, the Owner may have implied onsite housing pertains to being an employee which led the new Owner to ask you to move. Certainly one day is never enough time, even for those who want to move. My last sale, the Owners were covering the rent for a past employee so I created a new short term lease that was signed by all parties to cover the person for a couple of months after the sale closed, just to give her time to move. If nothing was said regarding you and your situation, and you have an executed lease where the new owners are honoring all leases in place at time of takeover/transition, then you don't have to move until the end of your lease. Call your property's attorney that handled your evictions and ask for their assistance. Oftentimes, they will write a letter on your behalf at no charge which may be enough to stop the forcible move. You do have rights as a rent-paying resident.