Babe, the contractual obligation you refer to would be between you and the landlord. The sale of the property is governed not only by contractual terms but by state law (and in some cases federal law). Your recourse is the landlord. AIG was not sold to anyone; the federal government is a lien holder of it. The Federal Reserve Act only allows the Fed to make loans. To provide collateral for the loan, AIG gave the Fed an equity position in the company and agreed to some other forms of federal control. But the bonus agreements are with AIG, not with the equity holders. If AIG fails to comply with their contractual obligations, the contractee has legal recourse which should be cut and dried.