showing condo while renters still reside

[angel_eyes1717]

My husband and i entered into a one year lease on June 15 at a condo in Ohio. In September we were notified that the owner planned on selling the condo before the end of the year. We spoke to a lawyer and he said that our lease was legally binding even if ownership transfered and that if the owner wanted to break the lease we should be able to get 2 months rent and moving expenses. That amounted to about $3000 but he was only willing to give us $1000. So we said we wanted to stay til June 15, 2001 when our lease was up. Ever since September, the owner's real estate agent has been showing our condo between 1 and 4 times a week. It is a huge inconvenience for our family to have people looking at our place and i am just plain fed up with it. They originaly told us they would give us 24 hrs notice when they scheduled an apointment which they haven't been doing. My husband and i are tired of strangers coming, tracking snow in, leaving lights on all over the condo, and inconveniencing our lives when we are not getting any benefits and when the condo won't be available til we move out. Can we legally tell them that they can't show our condo until we move out even though we don't own the place? Please advise.

 

[djdj]

Well why not leave dirty dishes in the sink, how about some smelly underwear layin around at the front door.....

Make the place look bad, put up sheets on the windows, and if they say anything well we sent them out to dry clean, and you didnt call us to set up an appointment..

OR the best one leave a turd in the toilet.... sooner or later they will get the hint.
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I think what you are asking $3000 is a fair amount to break the lease, This includes your security deposit, plus you have to find another place, deposits for the phone water,electric, cable plus installation charges, change all you bank accounts to the new address, hire the movers, lost days from work all because its for the landlords convienence. Tell the landlord its a tax deductable expense from the income he gets and reports to the IRS!


ALSO SOMETHING TENANTS DONT KNOW:

If you suspect the landlord is NOT going to return your deposit... You have a legal right to attend the closing, and present any outstanding bills..and a security deposit is an oustanding bill and must be taken care of before the closing can continue..neat kewl

[Edited by djdj on 01-05-2001 at 06:07 PM]

 

[HomeGuru]

My husband and i entered into a one year lease on June 15 at a condo in Ohio. In September we were notified that the owner planned on selling the condo before the end of the year. We spoke to a lawyer and he said that our lease was legally binding even if ownership transfered and that if the owner wanted to break the lease we should be able to get 2 months rent and moving expenses. That amounted to about $3000 but he was only willing to give us $1000. So we said we wanted to stay til June 15, 2001 when our lease was up. Ever since September, the owner's real estate agent has been showing our condo between 1 and 4 times a week. It is a huge inconvenience for our family to have people looking at our place and i am just plain fed up with it. They originaly told us they would give us 24 hrs notice when they scheduled an apointment which they haven't been doing. My husband and i are tired of strangers coming, tracking snow in, leaving lights on all over the condo, and inconveniencing our lives when we are not getting any benefits and when the condo won't be available til we move out. Can we legally tell them that they can't show our condo until we move out even though we don't own the place? Please advise.

HomeGuru response: No you can't. Read your lease and the State L/T laws. L must give advance notice in order to show the property and you must cooperate. Work out a showing schedule with the agent: say that the property can only be shown 3 times per week at designated times that are convienent for you and family.