You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants.

After you sell the house to USA Home Buyers, you can leave the landlord role. We buy houses as-is in Bozeman and Gallatin County, Montana, with tenants still in place. The sale does not by itself cancel the lease.

Call 888-274-5006 or use the form to talk about the lease, access, repairs, or occupancy. You do not have to arrange a move-out before the conversation.

We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.

We give written cash offers in 24 hours.

Share the address and what you know about the lease, occupancy, access, or repairs.

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What we do with a tenant-occupied house

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

You don't always 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 what is happening with the house, lease, rent, access, and timing.

If a tenant move-out arrangement would work better for everyone, we can discuss cash-for-keys alongside a sale with the tenants still in place. It is a separate arrangement, not a condition of asking about a sale.

Bring us the tenancy, access, or repair problem

A lease you are unsure how to handle, access that is difficult to arrange, or repairs that are hard to coordinate around tenants? Call 888-274-5006 and tell us what is happening. You can start with what you know; you do not need to solve the tenancy first.

What happens next

  1. 1. We discuss the house and tenancy

    Tell us the Bozeman address, who lives there, what the lease says, how access works, the house condition, deposit or prepaid-rent records, and the timing you have in mind. If available, the lease and tenant communications can help the conversation.

  2. 2. We put the offer and terms in writing

    We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours. You can review the written price and terms before deciding.

    Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.

  3. 3. The closing accounts for the handoff

    If you choose to proceed, the title company handles closing. The lease, occupancy, tenant sale notice, security deposit, and prepaid rent are part of the handoff discussion so the written terms can reflect the transaction.

Local code-compliance contact

Gallatin County Code Compliance is a county contact, not a City of Bozeman process or a decision about a particular parcel. Confirm which jurisdiction and office cover the property before relying on a code process.

Gallatin County Code Compliance

For a county code-compliance question, contact the Courthouse office at 311 W. Main St., Room 108, Bozeman, MT 59178, or call 406-582-3775. The County complaint process is not represented as City process or a parcel determination.

Montana leases, sale notice, possession, and security deposits

A sale does not by itself cancel the lease or set a move-out date. The buyer takes the house subject to the lease and becomes the new landlord. If you are considering a vacant handoff, the lease and the notice and possession steps for that tenancy remain separate from the sale.

Lease and written notice of the sale

Under Montana's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a seller who sells in good faith is released from landlord duties for events after the tenant receives written notice of the sale. But the seller remains liable to the tenant for the security deposit and any prepaid rent, even after closing. For a clear handoff, credit those amounts to the buyer at closing and tell the tenant in writing who holds the deposit now.

Read MCA §70-24-304 on the sale of rental premises

Returning the deposit after move-out

When a tenant later moves out, the landlord generally has 10 days to return the deposit if there are no deductions. If there are deductions for damage, cleaning, unpaid rent, or covered unpaid utilities, the landlord generally has 30 days to return the remaining amount with a written list of deductions. The statute has exceptions, so check the circumstances.

Read MCA §70-25-202 · 2025 Montana Laws, chapter 656 (HB 444)

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Questions about selling a Bozeman house with tenants

Can I sell my Bozeman house while tenants are still living there?

Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Bozeman and Gallatin County, including tenant-occupied houses. You can talk with us while the tenants are still there; a sale does not by itself cancel the lease.

Does selling the house cancel the lease?

No. The buyer takes the house subject to the lease and becomes the new landlord. The lease continues through the sale, and the sale alone does not set a tenant move-out date.

Do I have to evict the tenants before I call?

You don't always 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.

What happens to the security deposit and prepaid rent?

Montana law keeps the seller liable to the tenant for the security deposit and any prepaid rent, even after closing. Account for both in the closing handoff, tell the tenant in writing who holds the deposit, and follow the applicable return deadlines when the tenancy ends.

What should I share about the house and tenancy?

Start with the address and what you know about the lease, occupancy, rent or prepaid rent, deposit records, access, repairs, notices, and timing. You can call before every detail is organized.

What happens after I contact USA Home Buyers?

We discuss the house, lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing. We give you a written cash offer within 24 hours, put the offer and terms in writing before you commit, and close through a title company if you choose to proceed.

Talk through the tenant situation

Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above. Tell us about the Bozeman house, lease, access, or repairs.

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