Tenant won’t leave for inspection

[Anonymous]

In the process of buying a house and our inspection is tomorrow at 3pm. The sellers agent just let my agent know that the tenant will be at the house during the showing. They have a young toddler and the mom works from home but still…I’m slightly annoyed about this. The tenant was there during our showing and did stay out of the way but is it not odd for a tenant to stay during a 2-3 hour inspection? Their lease is up 12/1 and we’ve been told they are actively seeking new housing but I’m just finding it odd that the seller isn’t telling them they have to be gone during it.

[Anonymous]

No. It's perfectly acceptable. They do not have to leave and they have legitimate reasons to be there. They aren't interfering with anything. You ATA.

[Anonymous]

The seller can tell them anything they want, it doesn’t give the seller any power to enforce it though. I’d be more worried about them actually leaving 12/1 unless you want to be a landlord

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The seller can tell them anything they want, it doesn’t give the seller any power to enforce it though. I’d be more worried about them actually leaving 12/1 unless you want to be a landlord

They have 2 months to find housing. I'm not sure though what happens if they don't move out. Not sign at closing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The seller can tell them anything they want, it doesn’t give the seller any power to enforce it though. I’d be more worried about them actually leaving 12/1 unless you want to be a landlord

Op here: Why? We were told the seller let them know their lease won’t be renewed and that our closing (as long as inspection goes well) will be December 15th and that we’d like them out by the 8th the absolute latest. If their lease isn’t renewed, how would they just stay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. It's perfectly acceptable. They do not have to leave and they have legitimate reasons to be there. They aren't interfering with anything. You ATA.

OP here: I get they have a lease and can stay but it’s just odd to me and annoying and even my agent said she’d never once had a tenant stay during an inspection. I’m just worried about a toddler getting in the way during it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The seller can tell them anything they want, it doesn’t give the seller any power to enforce it though. I’d be more worried about them actually leaving 12/1 unless you want to be a landlord

Op here: Why? We were told the seller let them know their lease won’t be renewed and that our closing (as long as inspection goes well) will be December 15th and that we’d like them out by the 8th the absolute latest. If their lease isn’t renewed, how would they just stay?

They would just stay and the landlord would have to begin eviction proceedings to get them out which can take months (or longer).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the process of buying a house and our inspection is tomorrow at 3pm. The sellers agent just let my agent know that the tenant will be at the house during the showing. They have a young toddler and the mom works from home but still…I’m slightly annoyed about this. The tenant was there during our showing and did stay out of the way but is it not odd for a tenant to stay during a 2-3 hour inspection? Their lease is up 12/1 and we’ve been told they are actively seeking new housing but I’m just finding it odd that the seller isn’t telling them they have to be gone during it.

Wow. Main character syndrome. This has to be a troll.

Picturing being the tenant, with a young toddler being thrown out of your house and needing to find a place by 12/1. Any housing right now it impossible to find!

You are the jerk OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. It's perfectly acceptable. They do not have to leave and they have legitimate reasons to be there. They aren't interfering with anything. You ATA.

OP here: I get they have a lease and can stay but it’s just odd to me and annoying and even my agent said she’d never once had a tenant stay during an inspection. I’m just worried about a toddler getting in the way during it.

It's currently her house. It has her things in it, yes? Perhaps she doesn't want strangers in her house alone with her things. Maybe her work requires her to be at her home as part of her WFH deal. I mean, it doesn't matter, because the bottom line is that she lives there and you don't, so it's not up to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the process of buying a house and our inspection is tomorrow at 3pm. The sellers agent just let my agent know that the tenant will be at the house during the showing. They have a young toddler and the mom works from home but still…I’m slightly annoyed about this. The tenant was there during our showing and did stay out of the way but is it not odd for a tenant to stay during a 2-3 hour inspection? Their lease is up 12/1 and we’ve been told they are actively seeking new housing but I’m just finding it odd that the seller isn’t telling them they have to be gone during it.

Wow. Main character syndrome. This has to be a troll.

Picturing being the tenant, with a young toddler being thrown out of your house and needing to find a place by 12/1. Any housing right now it impossible to find!

You are the jerk OP.

No, she is not. But I would be wary of buying a home with a tenant still in place. You can always back out after the inspection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The seller can tell them anything they want, it doesn’t give the seller any power to enforce it though. I’d be more worried about them actually leaving 12/1 unless you want to be a landlord

Op here: Why? We were told the seller let them know their lease won’t be renewed and that our closing (as long as inspection goes well) will be December 15th and that we’d like them out by the 8th the absolute latest. If their lease isn’t renewed, how would they just stay?

OP where is this house?

[Anonymous]

What is ATA?

[Anonymous]

There is no correlation between the tenant not wanting to vacate for the inspection, and the risk they might not vacate when their lease is over.

This working parent has her hands full with her job and her toddler, and it's probably extremely disruptive to take her child and leave for a few hours.

You are very rude to expect this of her, and accuse her of disturbing you. It's YOU who are disturbing HER. She is under no legal obligation to leave. When she is legally obligated to leave, I am sure she will do so.

How irritating that busy mothers of young children are always blamed for everything. I am annoyed at you and your agent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no correlation between the tenant not wanting to vacate for the inspection, and the risk they might not vacate when their lease is over.

This working parent has her hands full with her job and her toddler, and it's probably extremely disruptive to take her child and leave for a few hours.

You are very rude to expect this of her, and accuse her of disturbing you. It's YOU who are disturbing HER. She is under no legal obligation to leave. When she is legally obligated to leave, I am sure she will do so.

How irritating that busy mothers of young children are always blamed for everything. I am annoyed at you and your agent.

Not trying to sound like an AH but my agent thought it was odd and I felt it was odd. My agent has been in this business for 15 years and said he’s never once had a tenant stay. Just seemed odd to me that they’d want to stay when we are talking a 2/3 hour inspection with 4 of us there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no correlation between the tenant not wanting to vacate for the inspection, and the risk they might not vacate when their lease is over.

This working parent has her hands full with her job and her toddler, and it's probably extremely disruptive to take her child and leave for a few hours.

You are very rude to expect this of her, and accuse her of disturbing you. It's YOU who are disturbing HER. She is under no legal obligation to leave. When she is legally obligated to leave, I am sure she will do so.

How irritating that busy mothers of young children are always blamed for everything. I am annoyed at you and your agent.

Not trying to sound like an AH but my agent thought it was odd and I felt it was odd. My agent has been in this business for 15 years and said he’s never once had a tenant stay. Just seemed odd to me that they’d want to stay when we are talking a 2/3 hour inspection with 4 of us there.

You keep repeating that, as if to prove a point. All it proves is that your agent is an intolerant moron and you are letting yourself be influenced by her. A lot has changed in the workplace in the 15 years your agent has been doing this. The pandemic has allowed a lot more teleworking. This may be the first time she's encountered a harried mother juggling all the balls.

And stop worrying about the tenant leaving in December. You'll get a better sense of that when you do the inspection. You can even talk to her if she greets you. You know, seize the opportunity to make a connection and assess this person! Instead of jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst.