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Tenants right - entering a house

Discussion in 'General Chat Forum' started by Mila, Apr 11, 2008.

  1. Mila

    Mila New Member

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    Hi!

    We are renting a house in the Broadlands that will be up for sale soon.

    Question: Is the landlord allowed to put a lockbox on the door so that realtors can enter whenever they want? We still live in that house with our cat and I'm scared that the cat might run away while people are inside. And I have a bad feeling of having people in my house while I'm not there!
    Do I have the right to request that realtors can only come by by appointement?

    I'm orginially from a differnt country so I'm kind of lost with US law :)!

    Thanks

    Mila
     
    Mila, Apr 11, 2008
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  2. broken skull

    broken skull New Member

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    You should be able to work with the realtors to make sure that someone is there and your cat is safe, as well as the rest of your stuff.
     
    broken skull, Apr 11, 2008
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  3. flynnibus

    flynnibus Well-Known Member Forum Staff

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    Well.. remember.. it's not your house, its the owners house. Your rental agreement will outline the rules of access to the house by the owner. You should start there.

    You should work with the listing agent to be sure that you have signs up about the cat, etc. How the owner shows the house (by appointment or not) is really between them and the listing agent. You just need to check your renter's agreement to see if it offers any protection for you about the owner's (or people on his behalf) access to the property. More then likely though, its probably written to say they have anytime access to the property.

    There isn't really any law that applies here to say how the agent works, etc that I am aware of - more just contract agreements between the parties involved.
     
    flynnibus, Apr 11, 2008
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