After a tenant gives notice, can the rental be shown whenever the realtor wants?
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After a tenant gives notice, can the rental be shown whenever the realtor wants?
We gave our termination notice and the agent has begun to show the house. She made 3 appointments to show the house and each time the families showed up but not the agent.She called this week and said she has several showings for this week. my husband is working nightshift this week and needs to sleep during the day. Do they have the right to show the house whenever they want even if we say we can’t do it those days? My husband has to sleep to go to work.
Asked on May 18, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Even after your termination notice, if you are still legal tenants or renters (e.g. the termination date of the lease has not yet occured), then the landlord is still obligated to only show the premises on notice to you (typically written notice, usually 24 hours or more) at reasonable times. Where you may have some trouble is that it is reasonable to show the premises during the day, since that is when the vast majority of perspective tenants would want to see it; your husband working the not shift is not the norm.
That said, if it's only one week that he is working the night shift and you've put the landlord on notice of that, it is in that situation probably reasonable that they do not show the apartment during his sleeping hours, as long as you and he are prepared to be somewhat flexible and meet the landlord halfway in scheduling. (e.g. ideally that could not show it until 3pm; but if they need to show it at 2pm, it might be reasonable to accomodate them.)
There is no hard and fast rule--it's what would be reasonable.
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