Short sale of my rental

[Wickedheart]

My source was the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
http://www.ca.gov/

This applies to all residential rental units whether it is an apartment, condo, duplex, house or even a room. Yeah, it could be problematic for a landlord if they haven’t done their homework. Actually, it could still be a problem. I don’t have much sympathy for the landlord however. I see it this way the landlord has a choice they can either have me move and give up the monthly rent or they can abide by the rules.

Living in a home on the market is hell. Especially if the house is priced to sell like the house I was living in was. I would just move. She going to have to move anyway. People were extremely pushy and rude. I was amazed how people just pulled up to the house (without a Realtor) and asked to see the place. Like I’m just going to let someone just come right off street into the house. A couple even rang my doorbell bright and early Sunday morning wanting to see the place. I’m glad I refused a lockbox because I had people show up without a phone call and tried to come in while my teenage daughter was showering. I had people show up several hours late (no courtesy call) and expect to see the place.

Basically how it works is if they haven’t given you a 120 written notice that the rental is for sale they cannot call you up and ask you to show the home. They have to mail you the 24 hour notice that they want to show the place or they can come by and hand deliver the notice.

Even if the landlord has given the 120 days notice they still have to give you 24 hours notice to enter and it has to be during normal business hours, Monday-Friday 9-5 and NO WEEKENDS. They have to tell you when they enter and the realtor has to leave their card. The only difference really is that they can give you notice by phone.

I was pretty cooperative. I did show the place on weekends and in the evening. We really needed a good reference because it is difficult to find a good place when you have a lot of pets. It was a real strain on us. My husband was doing his thesis. They were even trying to show the place while we were moving. I’m like “If you want us out by the 15th you got to stop bothering us”

[Wickedheart]

My source was the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
http://www.ca.gov/

This applies to all residential rental units whether it is an apartment, condo, duplex, house or even a room. Yeah, it could be problematic for a landlord if they haven’t done their homework. Actually, it could still be a problem. I don’t have much sympathy for the landlord however. I see it this way the landlord has a choice they can either have me move and give up the monthly rent or they can abide by the rules.

Living in a home on the market is hell. Especially if the house is priced to sell like the house I was living in was. I would just move. She going to have to move anyway. People were extremely pushy and rude. I was amazed how people just pulled up to the house (without a Realtor) and asked to see the place. Like I’m just going to let someone just come right off street into the house. A couple even rang my doorbell bright and early Sunday morning wanting to see the place. I’m glad I refused a lockbox because I had people show up without a phone call and tried to come in while my teenage daughter was showering. I had people show up several hours late (no courtesy call) and expect to see the place.

Basically how it works is if they haven’t given you a 120 written notice that the rental is for sale they cannot call you up and ask you to show the home. They have to mail you the 24 hour notice that they want to show the place or they can come by and hand deliver the notice.

Even if the landlord has given the 120 days notice they still have to give you 24 hours notice to enter and it has to be during normal business hours, Monday-Friday 9-5 and NO WEEKENDS. They have to tell you when they enter and the realtor has to leave their card. The only difference really is that they can give you notice by phone.

I was pretty cooperative. I did show the place on weekends and in the evening. We really needed a good reference because it is difficult to find a good place when you have a lot of pets. It was a real strain on us. My husband was doing his thesis. They were even trying to show the place while we were moving. I’m like “If you want us out by the 15th you got to stop bothering us”

[WaitingToExhale]

They actually called you from the curb and you let them in? You have got to be kidding me!

Sometimes we did and sometimes we did not. It depended on the situation (baby napping, we were headed out the door, etc). Toward the end we were getting very annoyed; we would have plans and people would not show up on time, then get annoyed at us when we weren’t there two hours later when they showed, etc. Everybody wasn’t irritating, just a few. But I’d certainly move if at all possible next time.

[WaitingToExhale]

They actually called you from the curb and you let them in? You have got to be kidding me!

Sometimes we did and sometimes we did not. It depended on the situation (baby napping, we were headed out the door, etc). Toward the end we were getting very annoyed; we would have plans and people would not show up on time, then get annoyed at us when we weren’t there two hours later when they showed, etc. Everybody wasn’t irritating, just a few. But I’d certainly move if at all possible next time.

[NotCranky]

Thanks so much,
I think the 120 days is fair. It just catches me a little by surprise because I haven’t seen it applied before.

When I list a house where I know the tenant or owner needs more sensitivity shown , I don’t put a sign in the yard. I post 8×11 print outs on the doors or windows where people access the property. They say “property to be shown by appointment only no trespassing”. In one case I went by the property and some knuckleheads had parked in the driveway and were climbing all over the place trying to look in windows and over the fence. Of course that would not surprise you :).

[NotCranky]

Thanks so much,
I think the 120 days is fair. It just catches me a little by surprise because I haven’t seen it applied before.

When I list a house where I know the tenant or owner needs more sensitivity shown , I don’t put a sign in the yard. I post 8×11 print outs on the doors or windows where people access the property. They say “property to be shown by appointment only no trespassing”. In one case I went by the property and some knuckleheads had parked in the driveway and were climbing all over the place trying to look in windows and over the fence. Of course that would not surprise you :).

[PerryChase]

Landlord need to honest with their tenants and tell them in advance or their signing the lease that they intend to sell the house.

If the owner decides to sell right in the middle of the lease, then it’s the landlord’s responsbility to be extra nice to get the tenants’ cooperation, not the other way around.

[PerryChase]

Landlord need to honest with their tenants and tell them in advance or their signing the lease that they intend to sell the house.

If the owner decides to sell right in the middle of the lease, then it’s the landlord’s responsbility to be extra nice to get the tenants’ cooperation, not the other way around.

[sakina96]

Update…checked out foreclosure.com this evening and a notice of default was filed against the landlord several days ago. We know that we will probably have to move soon (we are in the process of looking for a new rental property). In the meantime, it seems criminal for our landlord to continue to collect rent while not paying the mortgage. I’m starting to think that I’ll never see my $2500 deposit.

[sakina96]

Update…checked out foreclosure.com this evening and a notice of default was filed against the landlord several days ago. We know that we will probably have to move soon (we are in the process of looking for a new rental property). In the meantime, it seems criminal for our landlord to continue to collect rent while not paying the mortgage. I’m starting to think that I’ll never see my $2500 deposit.

[sakina96]

Update…checked out foreclosure.com this evening and a notice of default was filed against the landlord several days ago. We know that we will probably have to move soon (we are in the process of looking for a new rental property). In the meantime, it seems criminal for our landlord to continue to collect rent while not paying the mortgage. I’m starting to think that I’ll never see my $2500 deposit.

[SD Realtor]

Sakina –

I am not one to ever advise to not pay rent… after all I am a landlord. So I am not going to advise you to bail out on the rent.

My first piece of advice when you first posted this was to look for somewhere else to live and fast. To me, this is all the more reason to do it faster. Try to get out before the home is foreclosed upon. Prior to leaving call your landlord up and have him do a physical walkthrough and let you know if there is anything that he will be deducting for or needs repair.

Get it done, do it fast, and get that deposit back asap.

Once again, to ANYBODY WHO IS RENTING in a home that has a notice of default on it, or if the home is on the market, my advice would be to bail out asap.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Sakina –

I am not one to ever advise to not pay rent… after all I am a landlord. So I am not going to advise you to bail out on the rent.

My first piece of advice when you first posted this was to look for somewhere else to live and fast. To me, this is all the more reason to do it faster. Try to get out before the home is foreclosed upon. Prior to leaving call your landlord up and have him do a physical walkthrough and let you know if there is anything that he will be deducting for or needs repair.

Get it done, do it fast, and get that deposit back asap.

Once again, to ANYBODY WHO IS RENTING in a home that has a notice of default on it, or if the home is on the market, my advice would be to bail out asap.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Sakina –

I am not one to ever advise to not pay rent… after all I am a landlord. So I am not going to advise you to bail out on the rent.

My first piece of advice when you first posted this was to look for somewhere else to live and fast. To me, this is all the more reason to do it faster. Try to get out before the home is foreclosed upon. Prior to leaving call your landlord up and have him do a physical walkthrough and let you know if there is anything that he will be deducting for or needs repair.

Get it done, do it fast, and get that deposit back asap.

Once again, to ANYBODY WHO IS RENTING in a home that has a notice of default on it, or if the home is on the market, my advice would be to bail out asap.

SD Realtor

[GoUSC]

I am in a house that was purchase for way too much with nothing (5%) down on an ARM that is going to adjust soon. Needless to say I am just waiting for the call to come. Nothing yet on foreclosure.com though.

Worst past is the owner is a mortgage broker with Downey Savings. I don’t even know if he is still employed.

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