Previous Owner Of My Current Home Asking If I Would Take Over Solar Panel Lease
Location: Michigan
Hi all, I am 22 and was fortunate enough to be put in a position to purchase a nice house that had some solar panels on it. At the time (before closing) I had fully thought they were paid in full, the agent for seller had told me stuff along the lines that "She got scammed, the solar company went bankrupt so they never fully functional (they are installed on the roof of the house currently) and that she pays them a monthly amount still" <- (This is the part where I assumed she somehow got scammed?)
However, I recently got a text from the agent that cleared stuff up. The panels were actually leased, and not paid full as I had thought. They are about 50% paid off and if "I am interested" they will let me sign the lease to take over the rest of the balance to be paid monthly with 2% interest.
I had also not known this at the time, but I guess solar panels are a big deal with houses regarding liens and what-not as I searched some other posts/threads before coming here. I have an email from the seller agent explicitly saying they are not a lien on the house, and I also have a couple email threads showing my understanding of the solar panels being paid full while he didn't care to correct me until now, I suppose.
My Dad has a realtors license (not his job to be agent however, he is mostly developmental) so he was the agent for me and I kind of regret it as I don't think this would have happened if I had an agent who knew what he was doing. Nothing has transpired yet, I just want to know if I will have to take over this lease or have the solar panels removed.
If it was up to me I would tell her to suck it up and pay because as far as I currently understand I am under no liability for the panels, and they are mine this should have been disclosed beforehand I feel.
I am not literate with anything about law at all so any help is appreciated :)
Edit: Thanks everyone for the valuable input! I feel better now, worst case I get an attorney and fight over it
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