Selling with a leased system
The solar company turned down my buyer for the lease transfer
Updated October 16, 2026.
A denied transfer is one of the most common ways a solar home sale falls apart late. The buyer is approved for the mortgage, but the solar company won't approve them for the lease or PPA, and the closing date doesn't move.
What usually decides what happens next
- Your agreement's sale and transfer section, which usually says what happens if a buyer doesn't qualify, including any right to buy the system out or prepay the rest of the agreement.
- The reason for the denial, which the company should be able to state in writing.
- Time. Every day without a written answer is a day closer to your contract deadline.
Why the next request has to be dated
After a denial, sellers often call again and again. What moves it is one dated letter that names the agreement, the closing date and the options your own agreement gives you, and asks for a written answer by a set date, so your agent and the buyer's side can plan around it.
The Home Sale or Buyout Packet. A dated demand, prepared from your own agreement and latest statement, that quotes the transfer, buyout or release terms, says exactly what you need and by when, and gives your agent and title company a date they can point to. Plus a one-page summary for the closing file, and one follow-up letter if they don't answer in writing within 30 days.
$249, ready in 3 business days. You read and approve it, then send it yourself.
Get the packet, $249 What's in it or email jon@solarstillworks.com
“After the letter was sent, it was mere days that they got back to me with a much more positive email looking into all our issues causing the total system to be down.”
Tami B., SunStrong customer
What happened next: after her letter, SunStrong answered in writing within days, saying it would put billing and collections on hold, cancel auto-pay and set up a deferment while it looks into the system. See page 1 of her letter.
What this page isn't
It isn't legal advice. Agreements and state rules differ, and your own agreement wins over anything general here. I prepare documents at your direction; you review, sign and send them yourself.