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Supposed To Close On A House Friday, Seller Is Claiming It May Not Be Ready Due To A Renter That Hasn't Left Yet. Do I Have Any Legal Recourse?

Location: Minnesota. Settled on a house agreement early April. Supposed to close this Friday. The seller had a rental lease that expired May 1st, and the renter chose not to renew and said he wanted to move, and then never did. I feel the seller did not try to remove the tenant promptly to get the house ready for sale as agreed on, I also understand that there are laws to protect tenants even though he is months behind on rent and chose not to renew the lease. I'm put in a tough spot now. I purchased this house with my girlfriend, and I am renting my current owned house out starting July 1st. I have taken off days to move, and have help lined up to move. The seller says he "will probably be out by Friday night" although we close Friday morning. We locked in our interest rate, and if we push out the date, we lose out on our locked rate, and I will have to figure out the rental situation with my new tenants, at a minimum, I will need to pro rate rent. What is the best way to approach this?

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Supposed To Close On A House Friday, Seller Is Claiming It May Not Be Ready Due To A Renter That Hasn't Left Yet. Do I Have Any Legal Recourse?

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