Landlord dispute - who actually owns our building?

There was a ownership dispute between our landlord and they split into two entities, one being the original one we signed our lease with and a new entity that actually holds the deed. The landlord we signed our lease with said the second landlord illegally transfer the deed in their name. Both asked us to pay rent however we just paid who was stated in our lease. However our lease is about to end... [more]

There was a ownership dispute between our landlord and they split into two entities, one being the original one we signed our lease with and a new entity that actually holds the deed. The landlord we signed our lease with said the second landlord illegally transfer the deed in their name. Both asked us to pay rent however we just paid who was stated in our lease. However our lease is about to end and both want us to resign with them, so we are confused who to sign lease with (actually this whole thing makes us want to leave which we probably will) Are we legally suppose to sign with whomever owns the deed? Searching on ACRIS shows the second company (the one we did not sign original lease) has the latest record although I am not too adept at reading these things and what they actually mean... Also can you live/rent a place without being on a lease? We wouldn't mind going month to month until this is sorted out don't want to commit. How hard is it for them to evict us? [less]