Q: What is considered a reasonable time when showing a house (to potential buyers) that is occupied by renters? M-F? wkend?
what is considered reasonable? is a Saturday or Sunday morning at 10am a reasonable time for the real estate agents to show a property if said property is currently being rented? is it legal for the tennants to only allow that it be shown M-F only?
A: Unless you stipulated otherwise in the lease agreement, you can basically show the house whenever you want, provided that you give advance notice and the hours are reasonable. Having a showing during normal business hours is perfectly acceptable, weekday or weekend. Be nice about the process and recognize that even if you are attempting to show the house or apartment, the tenants are still living there and that it is their home.
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