Buffalo, NY seller help · Tenant-occupied property · Erie County
You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants.
That is the landlord-exit benefit after you sell the property to us. Yes, you can sell your Buffalo house with tenants still living there. An ordinary sale generally leaves the lease and tenant protections in place, and the buyer becomes the landlord. Tenants do not have to move just because the house sells.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is for cash in Buffalo and Erie County. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form. Tell us what is happening with the lease, access, occupancy, or repairs; you do not have to settle those questions before you call.
Share what you know about the lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We start by talking through the house and tenancy: who lives there, what the lease says, how access works, and what repairs or timing concerns you have. We can review the property while it is occupied.
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.
A tenant move-out arrangement may be one option to discuss when it works better for everyone. The lease and applicable rules still matter; a sale does not itself end the tenancy.
Lease timing, limited access, repair needs, a difficult conversation, or uncertainty about the next step? Tell us what is going on. We can talk through the property and possible sale terms without asking you to resolve the tenancy before making contact.
Share the Buffalo address, lease and occupancy details, access limits, condition, and timing you are considering. Start with what you know; you do not have to make the house vacant before calling.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours. Read the offer and written terms before you decide whether to commit.
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing. The lease, occupancy, and deposit records are part of the handoff discussion for the property.
For Erie County deed-recording or seller record questions, contact the Erie County Clerk. For New York rental-rights guidance, see the Attorney General's Residential Tenants' Rights Guide. The county clerk handles property records, not lease or tenant-rights questions.
A sale does not by itself cancel a lease. In an ordinary sale, the existing lease and tenant protections generally continue, and the buyer becomes the landlord. Tenants do not have to move just because ownership changes.
If a tenancy can lawfully end, New York's advance written notice can be 30, 60, or 90 days depending on the tenant's occupancy and lease term. The notice period is not permission to end every tenancy: Good Cause Eviction and rent regulation can also limit nonrenewal for homes covered by those protections.
At a sale, the security deposit must be transferred to the new owner within five days or returned to the tenants, with the required notice. Keep the lease, deposit balance, transfer or return record, and tenant notice together for the closing discussion.
The New York Attorney General's Residential Tenants' Rights Guide explains statewide renter protections. The specific lease, property coverage, notices, and deposit records determine which rules apply.
Here's what sellers have said about working with us.
“Monroe County family court, sale required. Park Avenue condo, beautiful neighborhood, but neither of us could buy out the other and we both needed the money to start over. USA Home Buyers gave us a written offer the same week we called. Both attorneys said yes, closed in thirteen days.”
“I was behind on my mortgage after a medical situation. New York judicial foreclosure takes 12-24 months, but once the bank files in Monroe County Supreme Court, your options narrow fast. USA Home Buyers explained exactly where I stood and closed before the foreclosure judgment. I walked out with enough to start over.”
“Lake Ontario flooding in the spring got into our basement on Lakeshore Boulevard twice. The second time killed the furnace and HVAC and left six inches of standing water. Our insurer totaled the contents but fought the structural claim. USA Home Buyers knew Charlotte's flood situation well — no surprises in the offer, no inspection drama. Closed in ten days.”
Yes. An ordinary sale generally leaves the existing lease and tenant protections in place, and the buyer becomes the landlord. Tenants do not have to move just because the house sells.
No. A sale by itself does not cancel the lease or end tenant protections. Any later change to the tenancy depends on the lease and the rules that apply to that property.
If a tenancy can lawfully end, New York advance notice can be 30, 60, or 90 days depending on the tenant’s occupancy and lease term. Good Cause Eviction or rent regulation can also limit nonrenewal for homes covered by those protections.
At a sale, the security deposit must be transferred to the new owner within five days or returned to the tenants, with the required notice. Keep the lease, deposit records, transfer or return details, and tenant notice together for the closing discussion.
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.
Start with what you know. If available, have the address, lease, rent and deposit records, access limits, notices, repair concerns, and the timing you are considering. You can call before you have every detail.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the Buffalo property form above. Tell us about the lease, occupancy, access, or repairs, and compare a written cash offer with your other options.