Landlord selling property tenant wants to break yearly lease

[mfh10]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
My half-double house has been on the market for over a year. I finally got an offer, which was accepted and the sale is currently under contract. The buyers want to keep my current tenants which both have yearly leases ending in June-2011. The buyers have copies of my leases and are taking them into account to finalize the sale. I got a call from one of my tenants last night and he said that he made an offer on a house for himself, and wants to break his lease. My question is, if my buyers back out of the deal because of a tenant wants to get out of the lease, can I sue my tenant for lost sale of my house and breaking the lease? If yes, what I am entitled for? Any help is appreciated.

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
My half-double house has been on the market for over a year. I finally got an offer, which was accepted and the sale is currently under contract. The buyers want to keep my current tenants which both have yearly leases ending in June-2011. The buyers have copies of my leases and are taking them into account to finalize the sale. I got a call from one of my tenants last night and he said that he made an offer on a house for himself, and wants to break his lease. My question is, if my buyers back out of the deal because of a tenant wants to get out of the lease, can I sue my tenant for lost sale of my house and breaking the lease? If yes, what I am entitled for? Any help is appreciated.

The fact that you are selling gives the tenant no right to break the lease. You can pursue all the "normal" remedies for a tenant who breaks a lease.
You're not going to get them for the lost sale of the house though...

 

[xylene]

If your buyers could walk, they could do so with or without the tenants staying or leaving. Then they are just 'interested'.

If the buyers are not performing on a contract then sue them.

You could not have written a legal contract that controls the tenants beyond the lease.