The following information is just my humble opinion about your situation.
You need to read through the Lease Agreement and the Landlord Tenant Laws for the State/County/City where the rental property is located to see what is legally permitted in this situation. Many State Laws outline when a Landlord may enter their property and by what method the Tenant is to be notified. It is very common for a Landlord to be legally allowed to show property to prospective purchasers after giving Tenant(s) proper pre-notification of the showing. Landlord Tenant Laws do vary, however, so you need to know what is legal in your particular area.
Your Landlord would be the only one that you contact re: property showings, not the Landlord's realtor or any other realtors. Your Landlord is responsible for following the Lease Agreement and Landlord Tenant Laws and is a party to your Lease. You do not have a contract (Lease Agreement or any other type of written agreement) with the realtor, right? (The Landlord's realtor should be letting other realtors know that the property requires pre-notification under the terms of the current Lease Agreement AND a note should be clearly posted on the MLS and/or any other property related advertising...) If you have not been provided with the necessary legal pre-notification by realtors who show the home, then you should be refusing entry under those conditions and contacting your Landlord in writing and politely asking him/her to follow any Laws that apply. Verbal conversations cannot be proven and will not help you. If you are not provided with proper notification, the Landlord's realtor has no right to enter the property.
If your Landlord agrees to let you out of your Lease Agreement before the expiration date, protect yourself by getting the agreement in writing, signed by all parties. If the Landlord is still willing to pay you $500 to allow him/her to break the Lease, then it would be to your advantage to do so because you agree to the early termination. AGAIN, though, your written documentation is with the Landlord (a party to the Lease Agreement) not the Landlord's realtor.
Let us know what you find out by doing some research...
Last edited on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 10:08 pm by LandlordLaura
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