Showing unit

[Jac11h]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
My landlord put a notice on our door saying starting in 48 hours our home we are renting can be entered and shown to potential renters every Monday Wednesday and Friday from 2-6pm. They also require our dog be Putin his kennel during these times. Can they really require 12 hours out of the week to show the house for the next 7-8 months of our lease? I start work at 11 am and don't want to have to put dog my dog in the crate all day for a possibility of the house being shown. They are not friendly and we have had problems with them in the past. Thanks for advice.

 

[TigerD]

Tell him "No".

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0083/Sections/0083.53.html

 

[VinFL]

The key portion of the statutes that TigerD pointed you are what would be considered "reasonable" times. What is reasonable can sometimes be considered subjective, but for most people, asking a tenant to be prepared for showings for several hours of time three days a week for months on end is very unreasonable...especially when the lease requires that you kennel your dog.

When you tell him "No", I do suggest you do it in the form of a friendly note stating that asking you to allow blanket showings three days a week is just too disruptive and you should discuss a more "reasonable" solution for them and you.

Don't let them strong arm you. You do have rights, but don't be unreasonable yourself since they do need to rerent the home.

 

[LdiJ]

The key portion of the statutes that TigerD pointed you are what would be considered "reasonable" times. What is reasonable can sometimes be considered subjective, but for most people, asking a tenant to be prepared for showings for several hours of time three days a week for months on end is very unreasonable...especially when the lease requires that you kennel your dog.

When you tell him "No", I do suggest you do it in the form of a friendly note stating that asking you to allow blanket showings three days a week is just too disruptive and you should discuss a more "reasonable" solution for them and you.

Don't let them strong arm you. You do have rights, but don't be unreasonable yourself since they do need to rerent the home.

I doubt this has anything to do with re-renting. Who looks at a rental 7-8 months before they need one? I suspect this is about selling the home.

 

[VinFL]

Good point LdiJ. You are probably correct.