Selling with a leased system
Selling a house with a Tesla solar lease or PPA
Updated October 16, 2026.
Tesla solar leases and PPAs (many started as SolarCity agreements) stay with the house when you sell. The buyer either takes over the agreement or you buy it out, and the slow part is almost always getting a firm answer back before the closing date.
What usually slows it down
- The transfer approval for the buyer, which can lag behind the rest of the deal.
- A buyout figure that isn't itemized, or that doesn't line up with your agreement.
- Old SolarCity paperwork, where the name on the agreement isn't the company answering your emails now.
Why it needs to be in writing
Support chats and calls rarely produce a document the title company can use. A dated request that names the agreement, the closing date and the exact answer you need puts a deadline on the record that your agent can point to.
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.