Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Landlord selling house- what are my privacy rights?
Our landlord just informed us of his intent to sell the house. Our lease does not expire until Jan 31, 2003.
Realtor informed us that they have the right to access the house 7 days/week.
We are concerned about our privacy because:
1. We have 2 large dogs and do not wish to be responsible for strangers entering our house when we are not there.
2. Partner works at home and will take a financial hit due to realtor disruptions (calls, showing the house, etc)
We have asked for some sort of monitory compensation to help offset the time dedicated to showing the house and the loss of work caused by this.
What are our rights, and what can we do to make this a win-win?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Landlord selling house- what are my privacy rights?
Depending on how your lease is written you have complete and full posession of the property with privacy rights. The landlord would only have the right to enter the property with your permission or upon an emergency.
If you want to make this a win-win for both of you, I suggest that you contact the landlord and have a discussion regarding the situation. Such discussion could include a rent reduction for you or scheduled times the house could be shown so as not to interrupt your lives.
Good luck. Hollie Lemkin
Re: Landlord selling house- what are my privacy rights?
What does your lease say? First of all, unless specified otherwise, you will not be required to move until your lease is up.
Also, the landlord (or agent) is required to give you reasonable notice prior to entry into the property, which has been determined to be 24 hours.
Yes you do have rights, and the real estate agent should know better.
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