Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask

Homeowner is selling house.

Asked Jan 13, 2007, 07:24 PM — 1 Answer
Our landlord/homeowner is selling the home we live in and is asking us to allow the realtor access to the property if and when they need it. The owner sent us a letter stating his intention to sell and is giving us a reduction on our rent so long as we get the home in "show-shape". What is considered his responsibility in the normal "wear and tear" of the home and what are our obligations as tenants? He has been a good landlord and we are great tenants and have been for the nearly two years we have been here. Thanks. Scott<><

1 Answer
Fr_Chuck's Avatar
Fr_Chuck Posts: 72,597, Reputation: 37026
Expert
 
#2

Jan 13, 2007, 07:35 PM


With notice you have to allow the house to be shown, a 24 hour notice is common, but expect some realitors to show up with less.

They will expect you to have junk put away, and the home more staged for shows, no ditry dishes, lawn keep up, junk put away.

If things need to be painted or replaced, you have to contract the owner to see about those things, Your main issue is to make the home look nice, clean.
About two years ago we were looking at houses, with renters in them, there was trash bags with trash in the front room of one, dirty dishes from several days in another. In one there was a person in bed who did not and would not get up, so we just Peeked into the bedroom could not even see it. So they want you to help with selling the home
Helpful

Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions

 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.

Remove Text Formatting

Undo
Redo
 
Decrease Size
Increase Size
Bold
Italic
Underline
Align Left
Align Center
Align Right
Ordered List
Unordered List
Decrease Indent
Increase Indent
Insert Email Link
Wrap [QUOTE] tags around selected text
Wrap [CODE] tags around selected text
Wrap [HTML] tags around selected text
Wrap [PHP] tags around selected text
Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text
Notification Type:



Check out some similar questions!

Landlord is selling house [ 1 Answers ]

I would like to how long I have before I have to move after my landlord sells the house I am living in?

Selling my house during chapter 7 [ 0 Answers ]

I need to know if I can sell my house during a chapter 7 or if I have to wait until it's finalized. I am already 3 months behind on my payments and just filed 3 weeks ago. I also got a letter from a lawyers office saying that there was a creditors exam that I did not show up for and that there is a...

Selling a house under a chapter 13 [ 3 Answers ]

My husband recently filed a chapter 13 in Ohio. Are we able to sell our house?

Selling house after less than 2 yrs [ 1 Answers ]

I bought a house a year and a half ago and may need to move because of my job. What do I need to know regarding taxes on the sale? If I put all the money from the sale of my house into a new house, will I be exempt from taxes?


View more Real Estate Law questions Search