Do the Tenants Know About the Sale Yet?

Sellers generally must notify their residential tenants regarding the property sale and lease transfer. They must also return the tenant’s security deposit or transfer it to the new owner. Use this template to inform Massachusetts tenants of a transfer or assignment of the residential property and the tenant’s lease. See the Related Content section below for similar templates in other jurisdictions.

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Related Content

• Notice to Tenant of Assignment or Transfer of Lease (Residential) (IL)
  Use this tenant notice for Illinois residential lease transfers and learn how both the seller and the buyer are jointly and severally liability for noncompliance.

• Notice to Tenant of Assignment or Transfer of Lease (Residential) (CA)
  Apply this California notice for lease transfers, including guidance on the delivery methods for the notice.

• Notice to Tenant of Assignment or Transfer of Lease (Residential) (FL)
  Refer to this tenant notice for Florida residential lease transfers and learn about Florida’s rebuttable presumption for buyers/new owners regarding security deposits.  

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