Yes. You can sell a Billings, MT house while tenants are still living there. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Billings and Yellowstone County. This is the landlord-exit benefit after a sale; it does not mean tenants must leave first. A sale does not by itself cancel the lease.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form. You can talk with us before deciding what to do about the tenancy.
Share the address and what you know about the lease, occupancy, access, repairs, deposit, and timing.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
Tell us about the house and tenancy; you can change the situation selection before submitting.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
You don't need to evict to sell to us. We buy houses with tenants in place — we've done it many times, including cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone. Tell us about the property and tenancy.
Tell us about the lease, who lives in the house, access limits, repairs, and any move-out discussion already underway. We can talk through the occupied-sale option or whether helping the tenants move may work better for everyone.
Lease timing, limited access, repairs, unpaid rent, or uncertainty about a move-out plan can make a sale harder to sort out. Tell us what is happening, including what is known and what is still unsettled.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. You do not have to resolve the tenancy before starting the conversation.
Share the address, lease and renewal details if you know them, who lives there, rent and deposit records, access limits, repairs, and any written notices. Start with what you know; you do not need to make the house vacant before calling.
We discuss the house as it stands, the occupancy, access, and timing. The proposed price and terms are put in writing before you commit. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
The lease does not disappear at closing. The title and closing professionals can review the ownership documents and how the security deposit and prepaid rent are accounted for between seller and buyer. The tenant should receive written notice of the sale, including who holds the deposit after the handoff.
The county Recorder provides an official records-search service for recorded property documents. It can be a starting point for land-record questions during a sale; it does not decide lease terms, tenant rights, or possession.
A sale does not by itself cancel the lease. The buyer takes the house subject to the lease and becomes the new landlord, so the tenants may remain in possession under the existing tenancy.
In a good-faith sale, the seller is released from landlord duties for things that happen after the tenant receives written notice of the sale. That notice does not end the lease or itself make the house vacant. The seller remains liable to the tenant for the security deposit and any prepaid rent, even after closing.
It is sensible to account for the deposit and prepaid rent with the buyer at closing, then tell the tenant in writing who holds the deposit. Keep copies of each lease and deposit record for the closing discussion.
When a tenant later moves out, the landlord generally has 10 days to return the deposit if there are no deductions for damage, cleaning, unpaid rent, or covered unpaid utilities. If there are deductions, the landlord generally has 30 days to return the remaining amount with a written list of deductions.
The statute has exceptions, so the landlord should check the circumstances that apply to the tenancy. The 10- and 30-day periods concern deposit return after move-out, not the time a sale takes or a tenant must leave.
The 2025 Montana Legislature amended this section in Chapter 656 (HB 444).
Yes. You can sell with tenants in place. The sale does not by itself cancel the lease; the buyer takes the house subject to it and becomes the new landlord.
You don't need to evict to sell to us. We buy houses with tenants in place — we've done it many times, including cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone. Tell us about the property and tenancy.
Montana law keeps the seller liable to the tenant for the security deposit and prepaid rent even after closing. Account for those amounts with the buyer at closing and tell the tenant in writing who holds the deposit.
Generally, the landlord has 10 days to return the deposit if there are no deductions, or 30 days to return the remaining amount with a written list of deductions. The statute has exceptions, so the circumstances matter.
Call 888-274-5006 or go to the form above. You can start with the Billings address and what you know about the lease, access, or repairs.