"Rocky Bing" wrote in message
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Do you have to let them keep renting? or can you buy house and live there
?

It may vary depending on the state, but as far as I know:

If the tenant has a lease, he/she/they have to be allowed to stay at the
price/terms specified in the lease until the date the lease expires. In
other words, if they are currently paying rent of $800 and using the garage
and they responsible for mowing the law and have the lease thru Dec 2005,
then you have to allow them to continue paying $800, using the garage and
they will mow the lawn until Dec 2005, you can't decide that the rent will
be $1000 and you can use the garage.

If the tenant does NOT have a lease, you can a. raise the rent or b. make
them move out as long as you give them the legally mandated (depending on
your state) 30-60-90 or whatever # of days notice.