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Buyouts
FAQs: Tenants’ Rights When a Rent-Controlled Building Is Bought or Sold
One of the most common questions we get from tenants is - what happens when my landlord sells my building? Tenants, understandably, want to know what their rights are if their rent-controlled building is bought or sold. While it varies...
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Sale of a Building
What is a Tenant Estoppel Certificate?
If you're a renter and your landlord is putting the building up for sale, they might ask you to sign a document, which is an "Estoppel Certificate." Besides having the normal concerns about the building being sold, you would probably...