Newport Community Development
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Newport, TN · Cocke County · Tenant-occupied property
You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants.
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Newport and Cocke County, Tennessee, including houses with tenants still living there. A sale does not by itself cancel the lease; the buyer takes the house subject to it and becomes the new landlord.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form. Tell us what is happening with the lease, access, repairs, or timing.
What we do
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.
Sometimes helping the tenants move works better for everyone than selling with them in place. We can talk through whether a cash-for-keys arrangement fits the house and tenancy; you do not need to decide that before calling.
Bring us the problem
Limited access, repairs the tenants need, missed rent, or a hard conversation about the lease getting in the way? Tell us what is happening and what you want to happen with the property.
Call 888-274-5006 and talk it through.
What happens next
1. We discuss the lease, occupancy, and house
We talk through the Newport address, who lives there, the lease, access, the house’s condition, rent and deposit questions, and the timing you have in mind. Start with what you know.
2. You review a written cash offer and terms
We discuss the property as it stands and the tenancy. We give written cash offers in 24 hours. You get the written offer and terms before you commit.
You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
3. We coordinate the closing and tenant handoff
We close through a title company and discuss how the lease, occupancy, rent, and any security deposit are addressed in the handoff. Selling the house and changing possession are separate questions.
Local help for a Newport rental
For City code, building, or permit questions, Newport Community Development lists city planning and zoning, building inspections and permits, and codes enforcement. Cocke County’s Zoning Department provides county development-permit information.
Cocke County Zoning Department
Use the County page for Cocke County zoning and development-permit questions.
Tennessee leases, notice, possession, and security deposits
A sale does not by itself cancel the lease. The buyer takes the house subject to it and becomes the new landlord. Selling the property does not, on its own, end the tenancy or set a move-out date.
Tennessee’s Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies only in counties with more than 75,000 people in the 2010 census. It applies in Washington and Sullivan Counties, not Cocke County. The Act’s separate-account rule for deposits and its rule releasing a good-faith seller from later lease events only after the tenant receives written notice of the sale and the deposit transfers to the buyer therefore do not govern a Cocke County rental. See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-102, 66-28-301, and 66-28-305. Tennessee General Assembly: coverage change · Tennessee law on a sale and deposit transfer.
The Act also sets written notice periods for ending week-to-week and month-to-month tenancies in counties it covers: at least 10 days for a week-to-week tenancy and 30 days before the rent date named in the notice for a month-to-month tenancy. Those Act-specific periods are not the notice rules for Cocke County. A separate possession plan must account for the lease and the rules that apply to that tenancy.
Questions and contact
Want to talk through the lease, access, repairs, or deposit handoff? Call 888-274-5006 or use the form at the top of this page.
Newport tenant-occupied house questions
Can I sell my Newport house while tenants are still living there?
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Newport and Cocke County, Tennessee, including houses with tenants in place. A sale does not by itself cancel the lease; the buyer takes the house subject to it and becomes the new landlord.
Do tenants have to move out when the house is sold?
No. The sale itself does not cancel the lease or set a move-out date. Any separate possession plan needs to account for the lease and the process that applies to that tenancy.
Does Tennessee’s 30-day notice rule apply to a Cocke County rental?
No. Tennessee’s Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies only in counties with more than 75,000 people in the 2010 census; Cocke County is not covered. The Act’s 30-day month-to-month and 10-day week-to-week notice rules apply only in covered counties, not to a Cocke County tenancy.
What happens to the security deposit when I sell?
The Act’s separate-account and sale-notice/deposit-transfer rules apply only in covered counties, not Cocke County. We discuss the lease and deposit as part of the handoff; the actual tenancy and written sale terms determine what needs to be addressed.
Do I have to evict 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.
Newport home-sale net proceeds calculator →Compare your own sale numbers and costs for a direct sale or another path.Newport and Cocke County seller resources →Find local offices, seller information, and other property-situation pages.Newport housing market report →Review dated local market context separately from your property and tenancy.Inherited-property help →Use this page if the rental is also tied to an estate or authority-to-sign question.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Newport and Cocke County, Tennessee. Call 888-274-5006 or go to the cash-offer form.