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adultpro · 10-11-2009, 10:07 PM

The issue goes both ways.

Since the law (and probably the rental agreement) specifies 24 hours for such a situation, they were being perfectly reasonable in assuming that they would be in within a day to put the unit back on the market. The contract specified how soon they should expect to prep/show the unit, and they scheduled accordingly. From their perspective, the schedule both parties were counting on is now pushed back because of some contingency they were not obligated to accept. If the realtor/manager only needed pictures to post, that is a minimally intrusive request that must be done immediately, to avoid losing out on a replacement tenant, given how long apartments can sit vacant in this market.

On the other hand, the manager should have tried to be a bit more flexible, even if it wasn't her obligation. Valuables should be treated with respect, even if the contract gives them the right to do otherwise by making entry. This is partly a business decision - if you owned a complex, and you were in the process of moving a tenant out, would you want their last impression of your complex to be a bad one, especially when reviews for everything are routinely posted online? A bit of flexibility here is not just nice - it is good business.

I've done the apartment experience before, and one observation I made was that each party was too quick to engage in adversarial behavior. In this situation, you wanted to keep them out a long while, and they wanted in as soon as possible. The ideal outcome would have been to remove that adversarial atmosphere, and try to work out a mutually beneficial time, on the understanding that both parties have something to benefit if the inspection is done as soon as possible, but without causing risks.

As for keeping things safe, when I lived in an apartment, I always would reinforce my office door in a clandestine way, then change the locks with management's approval. After they accepted the new key, I would then swap out the core of the office lock so that my key would open both the unit and the office, but that their key would open only the front door. In the event of an unscheduled knock at the door, it would take only about 10 seconds to swap back again. Although I was in technical violation, since there would never be a need for an unscheduled visit to my office, their lack of ability to ever discover the swap made the requirement moot - they could only ever find out if they were trespassing without notice in the first place.

If you have high value items you need out ASAP, look into some local storage companies. Some chains will run $1 first month specials with no commitment. For $1 plus the cost of gas, you could get certain high value items out of there until you are ready to move.

10-11-2009, 10:07 PM
adultpro Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 28	The issue goes both ways. Since the law (and probably the rental agreement) specifies 24 hours for such a situation, they were being perfectly reasonable in assuming that they would be in within a day to put the unit back on the market. The contract specified how soon they should expect to prep/show the unit, and they scheduled accordingly. From their perspective, the schedule both parties were counting on is now pushed back because of some contingency they were not obligated to accept. If the realtor/manager only needed pictures to post, that is a minimally intrusive request that must be done immediately, to avoid losing out on a replacement tenant, given how long apartments can sit vacant in this market. On the other hand, the manager should have tried to be a bit more flexible, even if it wasn't her obligation. Valuables should be treated with respect, even if the contract gives them the right to do otherwise by making entry. This is partly a business decision - if you owned a complex, and you were in the process of moving a tenant out, would you want their last impression of your complex to be a bad one, especially when reviews for everything are routinely posted online? A bit of flexibility here is not just nice - it is good business. I've done the apartment experience before, and one observation I made was that each party was too quick to engage in adversarial behavior. In this situation, you wanted to keep them out a long while, and they wanted in as soon as possible. The ideal outcome would have been to remove that adversarial atmosphere, and try to work out a mutually beneficial time, on the understanding that both parties have something to benefit if the inspection is done as soon as possible, but without causing risks. As for keeping things safe, when I lived in an apartment, I always would reinforce my office door in a clandestine way, then change the locks with management's approval. After they accepted the new key, I would then swap out the core of the office lock so that my key would open both the unit and the office, but that their key would open only the front door. In the event of an unscheduled knock at the door, it would take only about 10 seconds to swap back again. Although I was in technical violation, since there would never be a need for an unscheduled visit to my office, their lack of ability to ever discover the swap made the requirement moot - they could only ever find out if they were trespassing without notice in the first place. If you have high value items you need out ASAP, look into some local storage companies. Some chains will run $1 first month specials with no commitment. For $1 plus the cost of gas, you could get certain high value items out of there until you are ready to move.