Muggaga bought a block of rentals from Nakazzi last week with 4 tenants. Immediately, Muggaga sent notices to all the tenants that they vacate his ‘new’ premises with immediate effect. Mubiru had unfortunately paid six months’ rent in advance, and she wants to know if this man has such powers and if she should not have been informed about this sale.
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
No, the new landowner does not have powers to evict you immediately they buy a property. This is because a tenant is entitled to a notice before anyone can evict him/her. For example, if there is a default in paying rent, the landlord is entitled to evict you but must first give you notice (reasonable warning time to prepare for where you will go next).
IF there is a tenancy agreement, then the period should be that stated in the agreement. However, if there was no tenancy agreement, then this period is 3 months. A new landlord does not mean you do not follow the old terms. This is because when a new owner buys the property, he/she buys the property with all its existing rights. These rights include right of way, the rights of the tenants who were on that property.
IF such a tenant wants to evict those people such as Mubiru, then he would have to repay the rent that was paid in advance and give notice to Mubiru to find where to go within a reasonable legal notice period. As a landlord selling property, Nakazzi should have introduced Muggaga to the tenants and informed them that she was selling the property to a new landlord would respect the rights of the tenants.
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