This is considered a reasonable accommodation in many cities, especially if it doesn’t violate occupancy limits or materially change the lease terms.Also, since you inherited the lease, your rights and obligations are the same as if you were the original landlord — meaning you still have to honor what’s written in that lease, unless you renegotiated after the sale.So no, you don’t have to approve it automatically, but if the incoming tenant is qualified and the total number of occupants stays within legal limits, you probably need a good reason to say no — or it could be seen as retaliatory or discriminatory under CA law.

Got lucky I guess.Can't you use the valuation number to renegotiate the terms or are you already under contract?

Does anyone have experience renegotiating lease agreements with Dollar General?

Perhaps renegotiate the contract to a MTM along with their payment plan in order to mitigate your risk in the event of an eviction. 

Ive closed a few deals this year and working on a few more but just seems like theres not too many investor out there willing to buy; or if they're willing to buy they want to buy DEEP for example.Had a house in Fort Pierce with an ARV of $330k+ it needed moderate to full rehab but my highest offer was $165k which forced me to renegotiate the deal to the point where i just about lost it just to get it sold for a $5k profit.

It isn't like you can just renegotiate once you are the owner.

I'll add....Once you get into the occupied units, if they are in worse shape than you expected you could renegotiate once you do inspections or cancel the contract and get your deposit back (as long as you are within your contingency period.

I am also a premium borrower with the direct lender and the broker and just renegotiated my rate down a point.

He also recommends breaking the work into clear tasks with set prices, and setting up milestone payments tied to progress like part at the start, part in the middle, and the rest at the end.If extra stuff comes up, he says to treat it as a separate bid, so you're not constantly renegotiating or overpaying.

Unless the seller commits in writing to serve the 30‑day notice immediately—and vacate before closing—you should walk away or renegotiate terms to protect your renovation timeline and investment.