Oct. 24, 2025
Cash for keys agreements: Legal considerations for landlords and their attorneys
Cash for keys agreements can offer landlords with properties in rent-controlled jurisdictions flexibility, but failure to follow local rules could cost them dearly.
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The increasing adoption
of rent control and just cause eviction laws by local jurisdictions has been
accompanied by a rise in 'cash for keys' regulations. Cash for keys is the common term for agreements
entered into between property owners and tenants to terminate a lease and
regain possession of a residential rental in exchange for payment to the
tenant.
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