Q: purchasing a home selling current home Found a buyer for mine and found a home to purchase sellers said that they...
already purchased another place. so everyone was in agreement that I would close on my sale the same day we close on the new house and we would move out closing day and move in closing day. HOWEVER 24 hours before closing the sellers are telling us we Cant move in yet and need another month but they are saying we HAVE to leave our place immediately after closing! Dont we have a right to stay until the Sellers give us the key? why should we have to move out with no home to move into yet when the past 30 days everyone was in agreement until 24 hours before closing! what are my rights here? what can I do? we have movers ready to move us in the new house cut our internet and everything off real estate agent tells us OUR buyer can sue us if we dont get out on closing day!
A:
What do the written offers say about occupancy? Did you have an attorney review the paperwork and explain the various options/decisions/provisions of the offer? You should NEVER make or accept an offer without having a legal review of the transaction (both buying and selling if you're doing both!) BEFORE you accept or make an offer. The realtors will try to discourage this but they are not attorneys! Get legal advice.
Without seeing the actual offer, a real answer and advice is not possible. You need to seek local legal representation ASAP to review the situation and provide advice.
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