Yes. You can sell a Pontiac house while tenants are still living there. You can start the conversation before deciding what needs to happen with the tenancy.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Pontiac and Oakland County, Michigan. Call 888-274-5006 or use the form below.
Tell us what you know about the property, lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing. You can call before the rental is vacant or every detail is settled.
Share the address and what is happening with the tenancy.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
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.
We can talk through the occupied-house handoff and whether a tenant move-out arrangement may work better for everyone. You can read the written offer and terms before deciding.
Lease timing, limited access, needed repairs, or a difficult tenant conversation? Tell us what is happening at the Pontiac property. Call 888-274-5006 and talk it through.
We talk through the Pontiac address, lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing. If available, bring the lease and rent or deposit records so the handoff can be discussed with the property details.
We review the house and occupancy details, then put the offer in writing. We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours. You can read the price and terms before deciding.
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
If you accept, the title company coordinates the closing documents. Keep the lease, occupancy information, deposit records, and any tenant notices together so the transaction can reflect the agreed handoff.
Check that the property is inside the City of Pontiac before relying on a city office; municipal rental and property rules may not cover every address with a Pontiac mailing address.
The division is the city route for permits, property maintenance, inspections, rental matters, and vacant-property forms or records. The office is at City Hall, 47450 Woodward Avenue, first floor, Pontiac, MI 48342. Use the division page or contact City Hall for current routing.
For recorded deeds and other land documents, contact the county Register of Deeds at 1200 North Telegraph Road, Department 480, Pontiac, MI 48341, or 248-858-0597. Recorded property documents can help with the sale file; they do not answer lease or tenant-rights questions.
An ordinary sale generally leaves the existing lease in place, and the buyer takes the property subject to the remaining lease term. Selling does not by itself make the tenant move. Share the lease and any amendments with the buyer and closing professionals so they understand the occupancy being handed over. See the Michigan Judicial Institute’s landlord-tenant benchbook.
If you want the tenant to leave, the lease and Michigan notice rules apply; the sale itself does not cancel the lease or set a move-out date. Michigan’s notice statute, MCL 554.134, covers termination notices for different tenancies. Check the lease and the notice rule that fits before making a possession plan.
A sale does not automatically release you from responsibility for the deposit. One way to end that responsibility is to give the deposit to the new owner and notify the tenant by ordinary mail that it was transferred, with the new owner’s name and address. Keep the deposit record and tenant notice with the lease for closing. See MCL 554.614 and the Michigan Legislature’s landlord-tenant guide.
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses with tenants in place, so you can start a sale conversation before the house is vacant. The lease and the deposit handoff still matter; selling does not by itself cancel the lease.
No. An ordinary sale generally leaves the existing lease in place, and the buyer takes the property subject to the remaining lease term. Ending a tenancy depends on the lease and Michigan notice rules.
The sale does not automatically release you from responsibility for the deposit. One way to end that responsibility is to give the deposit to the new owner and notify the tenant by ordinary mail of the transfer and the new owner’s name and address.
No. You can call while tenants are still in the house. We buy houses with tenants in place, including cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone; the lease and applicable notice rules still govern the tenancy.
Call 888-274-5006 or return to the form to discuss the Pontiac house and tenancy.
Go to the cash-offer form