Scranton PA > Tenant-Occupied
We buy houses as-is in Scranton and Lackawanna County.
Can I sell a tenant-occupied house in Scranton, PA?
You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants. Yes. 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.
Call 888-274-5006.We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us about the lease, access, occupancy, and timing.
What we do
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
We buy houses with tenants in place. We can talk through the lease, access, occupancy, and condition without requiring a turnover first.
If a rental near the University of Scranton or Marywood University has student-lease dates that affect your timing, we can include those dates in the occupancy discussion. Cash-for-keys may also be an option when that works better for everyone.
Have a lease, access, or occupancy question?
Tell us what is making the sale hard to plan. We can discuss the lease, access, repairs, or occupancy and the possession plan you are considering.
What happens next
We talk through the house and tenancy
We discuss the property, lease, rent, deposit, access, occupancy, condition, and timing. You do not need every detail settled or the tenant moved out before we talk.
Review written terms and closing
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
You get a written offer and written terms before you commit, and we close through a title company.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. When you sell to us, we pay the transfer tax. No agent commissions when you sell to us.
Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
Local rental and code questions
For a property inside Scranton city limits, the City’s Planning and Zoning page links to its zoning map and ordinance. If a rental or code notice is part of the sale, tell us about it; we can discuss how the issue affects the house and tenant occupancy. The office named on the notice can explain its requirements.
Pennsylvania tenant rights, notice, and security deposits
A sale does not by itself cancel a lease. The lease continues to shape the tenant’s occupancy and the possession plan for the sale.
You can sell with the tenant still living there, so you may not need to give notice at all. If you want the house empty first, the usual notice is 10 days for unpaid rent, or 15 or 30 days when a lease ends, depending on how long the lease is (Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act §501).
At closing, the tenant’s security deposit is typically shown as a line on the settlement statement and transferred with the rental. Sometimes it is handled differently by agreement, and the written closing terms will show how.
Comparing an occupied sale with waiting for turnover? Compare estimated proceeds with the Scranton home sale calculator →
Scranton tenant-occupied house questions
Do I have to get the house vacant before contacting you?
No. We buy houses with tenants in place and can discuss the property and tenancy before you decide what to do about possession.
What should I have ready to talk about a tenant-occupied sale?
Nothing. We can talk through the house, lease, occupancy, access, condition, deposit, and timing with what you know.
What notice should I give a tenant in Scranton?
A sale may not require notice if the tenant stays. If you want the house empty first, Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act §501 gives usual notice periods of 10 days for unpaid rent and 15 or 30 days when a lease ends, depending on its length. See the Pennsylvania section below.
How is a tenant’s security deposit handled at closing?
The usual practice is to show the deposit as a line on the settlement statement and transfer it with the rental. The written closing terms show if it is handled differently by agreement; see the Pennsylvania section below.
Can the tenant stay through closing?
A sale does not by itself cancel the lease. The lease and written sale terms shape the possession plan, and you can discuss whether the tenant will stay or move before closing.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us about the lease, access, occupancy, and timing.
Redfin September 2026 and Zillow September 2026 market data
- Redfin median sale price
- $214,398
- Year over year
- +7.20%
- Median days on market
- 22 median days on market
- Homes sold
- 199 homes sold
- Zillow ZHVI
- $202,099 ZHVI
Sources: Zillow’s Home Value Index and Redfin’s recent-sale data for Scranton, PA. Zillow data covers September 2026; Redfin data covers September 2026.