ohiolandlord
02-09-2006, 05:41 PM
We've had about 20 viewings over 2 months and now a request for an open house. I feel this is now boardering on the unresonable and repeated request for entry and causing me and my young family to much stress. Also our contract is up in six weeks, so I can't see why it can wait. My other concern is about our personel possessions. What happens if some of our possession get damaged or stolen during an open house. Where to we stand?
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In Ohio, if the landlord is seeking to come by that often, you may have a good argument that such repeated requests for entry are a breach of your lease contract's right to possession. You should send your landlord a letter informing him that enough is enough, that you have permitted 20 entries in two months, and that a request for an open house is going to have to wait.
Perhaps you can get a commitment from the landlord that this open house will be the last entry. That might make it worth it.
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My landload and realtor want to have an open house between 2pm and 4pm this weekend. I have said no, but what are my legal rights. Please advise. We have had 20 viewing on our property , but an open house is different. Please advise ASAP. We have a young daughter who sleeps between 2-4pm and the whole thing is inconveinient. We have always said that 2-4pm is inconveinient and for this reason and an open house would be a nightmare. What happens if any of our personnel belonging get taken. Please advise
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In Ohio, the landlord has the right to enter and inspect or repair the property so long as he give the tenant reasonable notice, presumed to be 24 hours, of the intent to enter.
But whether the landlord can hold an open house at the property is up for debate. You could argue that entering the property for the purpose of having an open house is not entering for the purposes of inspection or repair, but rather to let complete strangers.
You could argue that one of the things that a landlord gives up when he or she rents the house out to you is possession, so they no longer can simply come and go as they please, and that holding open houses and showings to buyers is interrupting your right to possession.
Again, there isn't any law supporting or denying this position, but you may have a right not to have showings at the property that you are paying for.
YOu can learn more about your rights as a tenant by downloading our book online at http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/book.html
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Thanks Eric. We've had about 20 viewings and now a request for an open house. I feel this is now boardering on the unresonable and repeated request for entry and causing me and my young family to much stress. Also our contract is up in six weeks, so I can't see why it can wait. My other concern is about our personel possessions. What happens if some of our possession get damaged or stolen during an open house. Where to we stand?
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please see our article on unauthorized entries -
http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/entry.html
_______________________
In Ohio, if the landlord is seeking to come by that often, you may have a good argument that such repeated requests for entry are a breach of your lease contract's right to possession. You should send your landlord a letter informing him that enough is enough, that you have permitted 20 entries in two months, and that a request for an open house is going to have to wait.
Perhaps you can get a commitment from the landlord that this open house will be the last entry. That might make it worth it.
________________________
My landload and realtor want to have an open house between 2pm and 4pm this weekend. I have said no, but what are my legal rights. Please advise. We have had 20 viewing on our property , but an open house is different. Please advise ASAP. We have a young daughter who sleeps between 2-4pm and the whole thing is inconveinient. We have always said that 2-4pm is inconveinient and for this reason and an open house would be a nightmare. What happens if any of our personnel belonging get taken. Please advise
__________________________
In Ohio, the landlord has the right to enter and inspect or repair the property so long as he give the tenant reasonable notice, presumed to be 24 hours, of the intent to enter.
But whether the landlord can hold an open house at the property is up for debate. You could argue that entering the property for the purpose of having an open house is not entering for the purposes of inspection or repair, but rather to let complete strangers.
You could argue that one of the things that a landlord gives up when he or she rents the house out to you is possession, so they no longer can simply come and go as they please, and that holding open houses and showings to buyers is interrupting your right to possession.
Again, there isn't any law supporting or denying this position, but you may have a right not to have showings at the property that you are paying for.
YOu can learn more about your rights as a tenant by downloading our book online at http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/book.html
______________________________
Thanks Eric. We've had about 20 viewings and now a request for an open house. I feel this is now boardering on the unresonable and repeated request for entry and causing me and my young family to much stress. Also our contract is up in six weeks, so I can't see why it can wait. My other concern is about our personel possessions. What happens if some of our possession get damaged or stolen during an open house. Where to we stand?
________________________________
please see our article on unauthorized entries -
http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/entry.html