E
elma
Guest
Delaware
Hi,
My landlord is planning to sell the apartment. we've been living here for seven months and have a lease ending in may.
my problem is the real estate agents.
last week was like hell. they come at least 2 - 4 times a day. and it seems this will go on for a while. although the apointment center for the brokers(from multiple agencies), calls, it is more like dictating an appoinment, raher than asking whether I am available or not. I am mostly at home,working from home. and though they give a notice, it is really very annoying when someone comes and forces the door after a slight knock. i literally hardly slept the night before, dreaming someone was trying to open the door again. and i've told the center a few times that they should buzz downstairs first. some do, but still some don't. and when they come, they mostly come late. that means you can't use the bathroom for that half an hour, no privacy at all and you have to be alert. not mentioning, dozens of people seeing the most private aspects of your life, inside your closets, your bathroom, your bedroom.. very very very irritating.
i totally understand that the owner has the right to show his property to prospective buyers. have talked with him at the end, and seems we have no problems at all. but again i feel harrased by the agents. what are my rights against them?
i am obliged to permit reasonable access. but what is "reasonable"?
what can i do? and don't I have the right to refuse the visits for the weekends and evenings?
thank you in advance.
Hi,
My landlord is planning to sell the apartment. we've been living here for seven months and have a lease ending in may.
my problem is the real estate agents.
last week was like hell. they come at least 2 - 4 times a day. and it seems this will go on for a while. although the apointment center for the brokers(from multiple agencies), calls, it is more like dictating an appoinment, raher than asking whether I am available or not. I am mostly at home,working from home. and though they give a notice, it is really very annoying when someone comes and forces the door after a slight knock. i literally hardly slept the night before, dreaming someone was trying to open the door again. and i've told the center a few times that they should buzz downstairs first. some do, but still some don't. and when they come, they mostly come late. that means you can't use the bathroom for that half an hour, no privacy at all and you have to be alert. not mentioning, dozens of people seeing the most private aspects of your life, inside your closets, your bathroom, your bedroom.. very very very irritating.
i totally understand that the owner has the right to show his property to prospective buyers. have talked with him at the end, and seems we have no problems at all. but again i feel harrased by the agents. what are my rights against them?
i am obliged to permit reasonable access. but what is "reasonable"?
what can i do? and don't I have the right to refuse the visits for the weekends and evenings?
thank you in advance.