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The landowner got into a dispute with us and we haven't been on greatest terms. The other day she said someone was coming in to check if "the house had termites". A man did come and took photographs of the home and stated it was for "insurance" purposes. Of course, we thought this was strange, so we googled our address and found that the property was listed for sale. Unfortunately, we didn't agree to have our personal belonging posted to the internet, I have been reading that this cannot happen without the consent of the tenants. What action would you recommend I take? Not only did she lie about who was coming to our house, she had the man lie to us about the photographs and then posted them online without permission. So, has anything similar happened to anyone? I understand that it is her property and it really isn't a big deal that she is selling it, but it is upsetting that our privacy was invaded and we were lied to about the purpose of this mans visit.
The "landowner" can market the property as they wish and owes you no explanation. I am assuming you are renting/leasing the home. For what its worth, in most circumstances a new owner would either have to honor a current lease or make arrangements with you directly.
Did they go inside the house and take pictures ??
You have no recourse against the owner in my honest opinion.
With proper notice (according to state law), a landlord may enter a rental property for the purposes of inspection, repair, or other reason, including taking pictures.
Your lease probably states something about what would happen when they wanted to sell. If you didn't want personal belongings in pictures, you should have negotiated that upfront before signing the lease.
The landlord is in the wrong, ethically if not legally. However there is likely little you can do about it. Check your lease, but there's probably a generic paragraph in there. I would move as soon as your lease expires, though. Unless you meet and really like the new owner...
I feel for you. We have had an awful time with the landlady's MOTHER in our current location. She likes to do things like walk into the house with no prior notice. I mean, as in USING HER KEY to just come in. We are also at cross purposes with her now after I very politely asked her to stop doing that the last time she did it. Needless to say, we will be out of here as soon as the lease expires.
See what your lease says about showing the property. Of course, the landlord might show it when you're away.
That's what I was thinking! -- There must be a serious breach between the landlord and tenant, in order for the landlord to 'secretly' try to sell the house out from under the tenant with no notice or any arrangement to show the house or even keep it presentably clean and ready to show. My guess is that eviction proceedings are not far away.
Come on OP, 'fess-up' -- What else is going on here that you didn't mention? ..... Are you on a month-to-month lease? Have you repeatedly been late in making payments? Is 'not being on the best of terms' code for something much more serious? Is your lease renewal overdue? Have you seriously damaged the property or failed to maintain the house or yard? Has the landlord asked you to do something regarding the property (don't smoke inside, keep pets outside, keep junk cars out of the yard, limit the number of people living there, etc), that you have refused to do?
--- As presented, this 'totally surprised and innocent scenario' doesn't seem entirely credible.
The landlord is in the wrong, ethically if not legally. However there is likely little you can do about it. Check your lease, but there's probably a generic paragraph in there. I would move as soon as your lease expires, though. Unless you meet and really like the new owner...
I feel for you. We have had an awful time with the landlady's MOTHER in our current location. She likes to do things like walk into the house with no prior notice. I mean, as in USING HER KEY to just come in. We are also at cross purposes with her now after I very politely asked her to stop doing that the last time she did it. Needless to say, we will be out of here as soon as the lease expires.
Wow, and I want to change the locks on the rental for safety, I would read her the riot act no matter how old. Someone should reminder her that she could be mistaken as an intruder, and people do own guns.
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So, has anything similar happened to anyone? I understand that it is her property and it really isn't a big deal that she is selling it, but it is upsetting that our privacy was invaded and we were lied to about the purpose of this mans visit.
