- Jurisdiction
- California
We are selling our home after retirement to move out of state.
Behind us is a rental with an occupant that installs car stereos in his driveway. He is often booming music that rattles our windows and often wakes us as he can do this at any time during the day or night. He has been in the place for about two weeks. The previous tenants were evicted for loud fighting but none of the neighbors seem to be bothered by the music. Or at least they won't confront him. He does dress like a gangster but he's never been verbally abusive to us.
We've asked him to stop and he will apologize, stop the music and then a little later, start back up. In the evening if he sees our porch light go on he stops as he knows we are on the way to talk to him.
The landlord is unresponsive, the police are unresponsive.
Part of our concern is that if this were to happen during a showing, we would likely lose an opportunity to sell. If that were to happen, Is there recourse against the landlord? Would a letter from an attorney likely help?
The other concern is what type of disclosure are we obligated to make to potential buyers? We have not brought this up to our agent yet as we are dragging our feet a little to stay in our home till we can get COVID vaccines. And to be honest, she just had her first child and is very distracted.
TIA
Behind us is a rental with an occupant that installs car stereos in his driveway. He is often booming music that rattles our windows and often wakes us as he can do this at any time during the day or night. He has been in the place for about two weeks. The previous tenants were evicted for loud fighting but none of the neighbors seem to be bothered by the music. Or at least they won't confront him. He does dress like a gangster but he's never been verbally abusive to us.
We've asked him to stop and he will apologize, stop the music and then a little later, start back up. In the evening if he sees our porch light go on he stops as he knows we are on the way to talk to him.
The landlord is unresponsive, the police are unresponsive.
Part of our concern is that if this were to happen during a showing, we would likely lose an opportunity to sell. If that were to happen, Is there recourse against the landlord? Would a letter from an attorney likely help?
The other concern is what type of disclosure are we obligated to make to potential buyers? We have not brought this up to our agent yet as we are dragging our feet a little to stay in our home till we can get COVID vaccines. And to be honest, she just had her first child and is very distracted.
TIA