Woonsocket Building Inspection & Code Enforcement Division
Contact the City about landlord, tenant, or housing-code questions for a Woonsocket property.
Woonsocket, RI seller help · Tenant-occupied house
Can I Sell My Woonsocket House With Tenants Still Living There?
You're done — no turnover, no repairs, no more bad tenants.
That is after you sell the house to us. Yes, you can sell with tenants still living there; the house does not have to be empty before you talk with us.
Tell us what is happening with the lease, access, or repairs. We answer 24/7 at 888-274-5006.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
Tell us about the house and the tenancy.
What we do
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 buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
We can talk through the lease, who lives in the house, access, repairs, and the handoff you want.
Bring us the tenant problem
A lease you are unsure about, limited access, repairs, or a move-out conversation getting in the way? Tell us what is happening. We can talk through the house and tenancy together.
Call 888-274-5006.
What happens next
1. We talk through the house and tenancy
We discuss the lease, who lives there, access, the house’s condition, and what you hope happens with the tenancy.
2. You get the offer and terms in writing
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.
3. We work through the closing details
We talk through occupancy, the lease, and the security-deposit handoff as part of the sale. Close as fast as 7 days when title and closing details allow.
No agent commissions when you sell to us. No fees. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Rhode Island's real estate conveyance tax.
Local help for a Woonsocket rental
Woonsocket’s Building Inspection and Code Enforcement Division has landlord and tenant information and handles City code-enforcement questions.
Need to talk through the house?
Tell us what is happening with the lease, access, repairs, or a notice you received.
Not sure? Call us — we’ll sort it out with you.
Rhode Island leases, notice, and security deposits
Selling the house does not cancel the lease. The buyer becomes the landlord under the existing lease, and the tenants do not have to move just because the house sells.
Your responsibility for what happens after the sale continues until every tenant gets written notice naming the buyer and giving the buyer’s address and phone number. The notice must also certify that you followed Rhode Island’s rule for selling a building with open housing-code violations. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-23 and § 45-24.3-17.
To end a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord or tenant must give written notice at least 30 days before the end date in the notice. A week-to-week tenancy takes at least 10 days’ written notice. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-37.
A Rhode Island security deposit cannot be more than one month’s rent; some furnished units may also have a separate furniture deposit. When a tenancy ends, whoever owns the house must return the deposit, minus itemized lawful deductions, within 20 days. That 20-day period starts at the latest of the tenancy ending, the tenant moving out, or the tenant giving a forwarding address. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19. We can talk through the lease and deposit handoff with you.
Questions and contact
Call 888-274-5006 to talk through the lease, access, or repairs.
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What our sellers say
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Woonsocket tenant-occupied seller questions
Can I sell my Woonsocket house while tenants are living there?
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.
Does selling the house end the lease or make tenants move?
No. The sale does not cancel the lease. The buyer becomes the landlord under the existing lease, and the tenants do not have to move just because the house sells.
What happens to the tenant’s security deposit?
A Rhode Island security deposit cannot be more than one month’s rent; some furnished units may also have a separate furniture deposit. When the tenancy ends, whoever owns the house must return the deposit, minus itemized lawful deductions, within 20 days. The deadline starts at the latest of the tenancy ending, the tenant moving out, or the tenant giving a forwarding address.
How much notice ends a month-to-month or week-to-week tenancy?
To end a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord or tenant must give written notice at least 30 days before the end date in the notice. A week-to-week tenancy takes at least 10 days’ written notice.
When does my responsibility for the tenants end after a sale?
Your responsibility for what happens after the sale continues until every tenant gets written notice naming the buyer and giving the buyer’s address and phone number. The notice must also certify that you followed Rhode Island’s rule for selling a building with open housing-code violations.
Talk through the tenant situation
Call 888-274-5006 or use the form above to tell us about the property and tenancy.