My landlord plans to sell the house i live in, he wants open house but i don't want that - i don't want people coming in off the streets just to take a look inside. Can i refuse that and just show the house by appt only? I do not have a lease with him and i have only been there for 8 months.
2006-09-06 08:14:19 · 9 answers · asked by t_perez1199 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
we just have a verbal lease. He was supposed to draw one up but never did.
2006-09-06 08:26:05 · update #1
Since you don't have a lease that grants him permission to show the place, you can refuse to show it period, never mind just refusing the open house.
In your case, lack of a lease gives YOU many more rights that if you did have a lease. The length of time you have been there does not matter.
If you want to cooperate in showing it by appointment, that is your choice.
You can refuse an open house.
Many landlords are under the false impression that not giving a tenant a written lease gives them the upper hand ... when in fact it is quite the opposite.
2006-09-06 11:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the landlord rents out their unit to you, they sell you the right to exclusive possession of your unit. The landlord chooses to have the money, rather than exclusive possession, the same as though
they sold the property to someone else - they no longer have the right to possession. If the landlord
comes into your rental unit, he is a trespasser, the same as any stranger, with one special exception.
Under Civil Code Section 1954, the landlord may enter your rental unit (1) in an emergency, like a
fire or broken pipe, or (2) upon reasonable advance notice, and then only to inspect, repair, or show the apartment, during normal business hours. 24 hours is presumed to be reasonable notice, but a
shorter time may be reasonable. You do not have to be home when they come, but they are are
liable for anything stolen or broken during such entry.
The manager who snoops in your apartment because they have a key can be controlled by practical means, even though there is no legal authority to approve or prohibit the practice. Write a letter to the owner, carbon copy to the local police, about the manager's burglary. Change the locks, or add chain lock to the door, so that the manager's entry is restricted. You should plan on moving, if the owner does not restrict the manager's entry, but at least your privacy will be protected
2006-09-06 09:07:51 · answer #2 · answered by Littlebigdog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the landlord is going to sell the property to a buyer who intends to live in the unit and the contract of sale states that the unit must be vacant at closing then. In New Jersey, the landlord must give you written notice to quit served two months prior to filing the eviction suit. If the landlord produces a written contract to the judge, well, you're going to have to move anyway. So, it might be easier to cooperate with the landlord and show by appointment to other prospective landlords so that your lease stays in effect. Good Luck!
2006-09-06 13:53:38 · answer #3 · answered by cooperbry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be much more specific. It varies depending on where you live. In most places in the U.S., a landlord is supposed to give you minimum 30 days written notice. But it can be as long as 90 days, or as short as 3 days depending on the local laws, your exact circumstances, and why the landlord is asking you to leave. In many jurisdictions nowadays, a landlord can have the police evict you immediately if you were found engaging in criminal activity on his property. And if you fight an eviction in court, the process can drag on for several months or even years depending on how efficient the housing court system in your area is and/or how much of an idiot the landlord is (many of them don't know their legal rights or responsibilities).
2016-03-17 09:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to the fact you have no signed lease agreement, you have no legal right to refuse him to do anything that he wants to. The only thinkg the 8 months you have been there by law allows you is that he would have to go through legal eviction to have you put out, as anyhting above three months in a place is considered establishing residency...but if you do not have any type of signed contract/lease agreement. He ca come and go and do as he pleases.
2006-09-06 08:23:37 · answer #5 · answered by allrightythen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can request that he not do this. But it's only for a few hours of one day, and a realtor will be there to make sure no one takes your stuff. But the landlord doesn't have to honor your request.
2006-09-06 08:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by Pink Denial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The landlord can do what he wants, especially if you don't have a lease.
2006-09-06 08:19:44 · answer #7 · answered by cricket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teresa,
You need to contact an attorney. call a friend of mine her name is Debbi, her number is 1-866-471-3782 or her website www.debbicarroll.com and tell her mark referred you and she will help u contact an attorney in your area . good luck
2006-09-10 03:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by Mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have basically no rights without a lease, try to talk to him while you . . . get out as fast as you can
sorry for your shituation
2006-09-06 08:21:39 · answer #9 · answered by allnatural 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋