Landlord Trying To Sell The Townhome with 10 Month Left In Lease

[Carter Mayberry]

This is for a friend of mine and I don't know Colorado Law.

My buddy has rented a townhouse from a guy for the past 3 years, re-signing a 12 Month Lease in July '24. Last week the landlord mentioned he wanted to sell the townhouse but had another home available that my buddy could move into. They met in person and looked at the house. Though slightly inconvenient, my buddy  agreed to move into this home and increase his rent from $2,000 to $2,900 so the landlord was able to sell the townhouse. They've had a good relationship for the past 3 years so as a win win, they would move so he could sell the townhouse but he would lower rent a bit to $2,900 so it wasn't such a jump in rent. A new lease was never signed for the swap.

4 days later, the landlord is now retracting the offer for the swap to the new home and would like my buddy to just move out of the townhouse. Is he able to kick him out if rent is paid on time every month and no parts of the lease have been broken?

Keep in mind my buddy is 28, a manager at a large tech company and very responsible/clean. He lives a standard young professional life, so no damage or issues have come up in the past 3 years that could break any lease terms. 

Any thoughts? Does he need to get a lawyer and if so, any suggestions?

Thank you!