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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 12:14 PM
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So, my landlord's Realtor thinks I'm going to help him sell the property.
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I'm moving out next month.

Yesterday, I get a message: "Hi, Stacie, this is Wayne the Realtor. I was given your number by Absentee Landlord, who owns your building. As he may have informed you, he is interested in selling his properties and as a result I will need to gain entry to both your unit and the upper in your building. He indicated he does not have a key to either unit. It will just take 10 minutes of your time, but you will need to coordinate it with your neighbors. I am available between 1 and 4, Monday and Tuesday. Please call to schedule something within that time. After that, I will be working with you to bring the building into sellable condition and get showings done."

I call Wayne the Realtor (name changed) back today. First, I tell him that I work and I am not able to take time off to sell property I don't own. Then I tell him that I will be happy to bring the CLEANLINESS in my unit up to sellable condition, but I cannot do anything about the water damage (from a leaky radiator in the other unit) or the bad flooring, as I DON'T OWN THE UNIT. And then I let him know that I do not see my neighbors except when they blast music at 3 am on Thursday mornings, and I do not have a current phone number for them.

"Well, can you leave a key and a note with them, so they can let me in during your work hours?"

That got a polite "HELL NO."

I offered the following:
1. I will meet him Tuesday at or after four. I will let him into my unit, and into the shared basement, and I warned him that he will need good shoes and a flashlight and possibly an up-to-date tetanus shot.
2. I will leave a note for my neighbors, asking THEM for a key. If I get a key or their presence, I will let him in the upper. Otherwise, he will need to schedule this with them separately.
3. I will need 12 hours notice for any showing, PER MY LEASE, until I move out mid-April.
4. I will leave my apartment in the same condition I found it when I signed my lease, minus the maintenance issues (water damage, etc.) that Absentee Landlord will need to resolve. I will likewise scan the basement for any of my property/errant laundry, and pick up any trash/weeds outside the building, as is my responsibility. Any further cleaning of common area will be negotiated by me, with my landlord, at market rates for such a service.

He accepted 1 and 2, and "will discuss with your landlord." #3 and #4 (I know I'll win that one, but still.)

What a twit.
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