Selling a Rental Property With Tenants in Florida: Landlord Guide
Tired of being a landlord? Non-paying tenants, endless repairs, midnight phone calls? Good news: in Florida you can sell your rental with the tenants in place — no waiting for the lease to end, no eviction required first. Here's everything you need to know.
Yes, you can sell with tenants in place
In Florida, a tenant-occupied property can be sold at any time. The main rule: an active lease transfers with the sale. The new owner becomes the landlord and must honor the contract until it ends.
This changes your buyer pool: a traditional buyer who wants to live in the house can't (the lease blocks them), but investors and cash buyers purchase occupied properties all the time — for many, a paying tenant is a plus, not a problem.
The rules you need to know
Access for showings
Florida requires reasonable notice (12 hours by statute) before entering the unit. An unhappy tenant can make showings nearly impossible — one reason traditional sales with tenants get complicated.
Security deposit
Under Statute 83.49, the deposit transfers to the new owner at closing (as a credit), and they assume responsibility for returning it.
The lease rules
Review your lease before selling: early termination clauses, rights of first offer, and auto-renewal terms can affect the process.
Problem tenants
If the tenant isn't paying or is damaging the property, you can still sell — cash buyers purchase with delinquent tenants and handle the eviction or cash-for-keys after closing.
Why tired landlords sell for cash
One visit, not weeks of showings
Coordinating showings around tenants is the most painful part of selling occupied. We do one 5-minute walkthrough and that's it.
The lease isn't a problem
We buy with active leases, month-to-month, or delinquent tenants. The situation is priced into the offer.
Tenant damage included
Destroyed carpets, damaged walls, years of deferred maintenance — we buy as-is, never asking you to fix anything.
Fast, certain closing
No waiting for the lease to end, no pre-sale evictions, no financing fall-through risk. 7–15 days and you're done being a landlord.
The step-by-step process
Tell us about the property
Address, condition, lease and tenant situation. Fully confidential — tenants don't need to know until you decide.
We analyze with the lease included
Current rent, lease expiration, payment status, and estimated unit condition.
Offer in 24 hours
Written and no-obligation. Delinquent tenants or damage? Already accounted for.
Clean closing and handoff
The lease and deposit transfer at closing per Florida law. The tenants are our responsibility from that day on.