City of Willmar Planning & Development — Rental Housing
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Willmar, MN · Kandiyohi County · After selling to USA Home Buyers
You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants.
Yes. USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Willmar and Kandiyohi County, including houses with tenants still living there.
After the sale, you are done managing the property. The sale does not by itself cancel the tenant's lease, so the lease and occupancy still need to be part of the handoff.
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form. You can start the conversation before making the house vacant.
Talk through your tenant-occupied house
Share the Willmar address and what you know about the lease, occupancy, access, repairs, and timing.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us where the property is and what is happening with the tenancy.
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.
A move-out agreement may fit when you want the house vacant and the tenant would rather leave on agreed terms than continue under a new owner. If that option works better for everyone, put the move date, payment, access, and deposit details in writing.
Bring us the problem
If access is hard to arrange, repairs are unfinished, or the lease and timing are tangled, tell us what is happening. You do not need to settle every tenancy question before you call.
Call 888-274-5006 and talk through the property and the tenant situation.
What happens next
Start with what you know about the house and the tenancy. We can discuss the lease, occupancy, access, condition, repairs, and the sale path together.
1. Talk through the house and lease
Share the address, who lives there, the lease status, access limits, rent and deposit records, notices, repairs, and the timing you have in mind. If you do not have every document, start with what you know.
2. We look at the property as-is
We discuss the home in its current condition and how the occupancy affects access and the handoff. You do not need to repair or clean out the house before asking about a sale.
3. Get a written cash offer
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
4. Review the terms and closing plan
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
The lease, occupancy, deposit records, and any move-out arrangement can be addressed in the transaction documents with the title and closing professionals.
Local help for a Willmar rental
Start with the office that matches the property address and the question you need answered. Confirm whether the property is inside Willmar city limits before relying on a city rule or city office.
Willmar Municipal Code
Search the city code for a local ordinance question, then confirm with the City whether it applies to the property and its location.
Kandiyohi County Recorder
Use the county Recorder as a starting point for recorded land documents and deed questions. County land records do not replace the lease or determine tenant possession.
Minnesota lease, notice, possession, and deposit rules
Yes, you can discuss a sale while the tenant is still in the house. In an ordinary Minnesota sale, the current lease transfers to the buyer, who becomes the landlord. Selling the property does not by itself end the lease or require the tenant to move.
Lease and possession
If the tenant stays after closing, the buyer takes over as landlord under the existing lease. If you want the house vacant, that is a separate plan: the lease and applicable notice rules govern when a tenancy can end. Do not treat the sale date as the tenant's move-out date.
For a tenancy at will, Minn. Stat. § 504B.135 addresses written notice to end the tenancy. Check the lease and the rule that applies before setting a move-out date.
Security deposit and interest
Under Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, the deposit, including required interest, must be transferred to the new owner with notice to the tenant or returned to the tenant. The former landlord generally has 60 days after the ownership change to do this, or less time if the new owner's deposit-accounting deadline comes sooner.
Keep the deposit balance, interest record, who holds the money, and any tenant notice together with the lease so the handoff can be documented.
For the state's plain-language explanation of a sale with tenants, read the Minnesota Attorney General's “Sale of the Building” guidance.
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Questions about selling a Willmar rental with tenants
Can I sell my Willmar house while tenants are still living there?
Yes. A house can be sold with tenants in place. In an ordinary sale, the existing lease transfers to the buyer, who becomes the landlord; the sale itself does not require the tenant to move.
Do I have to evict before I call?
No. You can call while the tenant is still there and talk through the lease, access, repairs, and timing. Whether anyone moves is a separate question from starting the sale conversation.
What happens to the security deposit when the property sells?
Minnesota law generally requires the deposit, including required interest, to be transferred to the new owner with notice to the tenant or returned to the tenant. The former landlord generally has 60 days after the ownership change, or less time if the new owner’s deposit-accounting deadline comes sooner.
Does the sale end the lease or set a move-out date?
No. A sale does not by itself end the lease or set a move-out date. The lease and the applicable Minnesota notice rules govern; for a tenancy at will, Minn. Stat. § 504B.135 addresses written notice.
What should I have ready before we talk?
Nothing has to be perfect. If available, have the property address, lease, rent and deposit records, occupancy details, access limits, notices, repair information, and the timing you are considering.
Talk through the tenant situation
Call 888-274-5006 and tell us what is happening with the Willmar house. You can call before deciding whether the tenant will stay or move.
Request a written offer
Tell us about the address, lease, occupancy, access, and repairs.
We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Share what is happening with the house and tenancy.