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Seller took things after closing?
There was a lawnmower, truck box, and some wires left in a shed on our property. In our closing papers it says that everything left on the property is now ours. When we got back after getting more stuff from our apartment the seller was leaving. We thought he was just visiting the neighbors, but we noticed the stuff was missing. Afterwards the listing agent called and said, "I hope it was ok that he got his stuff."
I don't care about the stuff, but its the fact that he was trespassing and violated our closing agreement. What should we do?
Would you do anything about it?
Re: Seller took things after closing?
Since you don't want the stuff, I wouldn't do anything except have all the locks re-keyed (which I would do anyway).
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
Our sellers never came back to get a bunch of junk that we mentioned in the closing that we didn't want. We waited a month and then took it all to the dump.
I wouldn't do anything now, but it would have been nice if the sellers had called/contacted you and asked permission.
The reason its an issue:
It's trespassing
He had a 10 day extension to move all of his belongings out
Its against the law, when our contract says specifically anything left on the property after closing is ours.
He should have contacted us first.
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
Those are reasons it WAS an issue. He's not trespassing now, is he? He got his stuff, and he left you alone. Sucks he didn't do it before the extension was up, but sh!t happens. Get over it.
Or, you know, keep stewing over it, because that seems to be helping.
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Seriously! What should you do? NOTHING!!
You are being absurd and unreasonable. He saved you the time and money of getting rid of the stuff you already said you don't want. You should be thanking him.
Get over it and enjoy your new home.
I think it's bad form on his part not to have contacted you in some way as a courtesy to let you know he'd like to come by and pick up the stuff from the shed.
I'd be annoyed. I'd only press the issue if he kept coming back. Otherwise I'd let it go.
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the guy who sold us our home left his antique car behind in our garage.
For like 2 months.
He also left alot of other crap behind.
He came back 2 months later and got it.
Should I file a report? Sue?
Halp!!!
I'd have charged him a garage rental fee.
It wasn't junk! It was just stuff I don't care he took bc I don't want to make a big deal about it. The only reason I am making a big deal is bc you guys don't seem to get the point. geez. Maybe I was just brought up differently where I don't like ppl coming onto my property even if it was once theirs.
Do you know how much money you can get from copper wires?
The lawnmower we could have used. It was only a few years old.
And I'm pretty sure the police WOULD do something about it.
I would respond to the agent and state that "we would have preferred for the seller to or you to have contacted us ahead of time as his actions violated our closing agreement and it was trespassing"
I don't think this is worth pursuing - it will cost you more time and aggravation than it is worth. If you really wanted the items in the shed than you should have made sure they were specified in the agreement.
However, I would certainly respond to the agent and state the above. The event is over but the warning should be put out there. Then let it go. You have enough going on with your move than to be stewing over this.
Also, unless this is THAT important to you ... you risk building bad relationships with your neighbors if the seller is still friends with people on your block. You can have the most amazing house but if you have a poor relationship with your neighbor it makes life pretty sucky.
Yep, you still sound completely ridiculous. I get it. You're annoyed that he tresspassed on your property and took things that legally belonged to you, even though you have admitted that you didn't really care about them.
There's a difference between legal and decent. What if he had knocked on your door and asked you for the stuff back? Would you have said "No, it's legally mine now," or would you have given it back? In the grand scheme of things, does it REALLY matter?
Sure, you could pursue it, but like I said, sometimes there's a big difference between legal and decent.
So do you care about the stuff or not? In one post you don't care, in another post, it was so valuable to you.
The RIGHT thing for YOU to have done was to inform his agent that there was stuff in the shed so he/she could have informed the seller. Maybe he forgot about it. But, like pp said, that is how I was raised.
Get over it. Quit whining about it and then whining more because others disagree with you. Don't ask for opinions if you don't want to hear them. You asked what others would do--well they told you and yet.you.still.are.whining.
If you are this irritated, go file a police report--you know, because the stuff was so valuable to you.
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"I don't care about the stuff" That is what you said in your OP.
Did you have a "no trespass" sign posted on the property? How soon after closing did this happen? While copper is valuable, you would need more than some wires to be worth selling it.
You really sound petty and ridiculous.
This post is funny.
I agree with the previous posters - let the realtor know that it is not ok for the seller to come back and trespass on the property, re-key your locks, and then let it go. This is a lot of energy on a legal argument. And while you think the people on here don't get the issue, the sad part is that you don't get it. There is common decency that should be extended to others. Try working on that, and you find this planet is a much more pleasant place to live.
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As someone else asked, if he had come and knocked on your door and asked, would you have said no? And actually- you don't clarify when he did this. Maybe he DID come and knock but you weren't home, so he just went and grabbed the stuff and saved both of you the hassle of having to talk, etc.
But all that aside - it goes back to just basic common decency. That's why I'm amazed you're so hot under the collar over this, and over a bunch of stuff you said you didn't care about....
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10