{
 "question": "How do I sell a house with tenants in it?",
 "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/answers/sell-with-tenants/",
 "answer": "In Florida, a landlord who sells must transfer tenants' security deposits and advance rent to the new owner, with earned interest and an accounting, under Fla. Stat. §83.49(7). In Shenandoah, 2 of the 229 houses and townhouses that sold in the 24 months to September 28, 2026 mentioned tenants, at $567,000 and $900,000.",
 "short": "Deposits transfer",
 "category": "Selling",
 "dateModified": "2026-10-30",
 "dataThrough": "2026-09-28",
 "author": {
  "name": "Gatien Salaun",
  "brokerage": "Coldwell Banker Realty",
  "license": "SL3347568",
  "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/about/"
 },
 "attribution": "Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS® for the period September 27, 2022 through September 28, 2026. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.",
 "table": {
  "caption": "Florida rules that touch a sale of a rented house, checked October 29, 2026.",
  "columns": [
   "Topic",
   "Rule in Florida",
   "Section"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "Deposits and advance rent",
    "Transferred to the new owner with earned interest and an accounting",
    "§83.49(7)"
   ],
   [
    "Whether the new owner received the deposit",
    "Rebuttable presumption, limited to 1 month's rent",
    "§83.49(7)"
   ],
   [
    "Showing the home to buyers",
    "A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry to exhibit the unit to prospective purchasers",
    "§83.53(1)"
   ],
   [
    "Entry for repairs",
    "Reasonable notice is at least 24 hours, between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.",
    "§83.53(2)"
   ],
   [
    "Ending a month-to-month tenancy",
    "Not less than 30 days' notice before the end of any monthly period",
    "§83.57"
   ]
  ]
 }
}