Do you think it's trespassing if an occupied property is up for sale?

It only matters if the owner thinks it's trespassing.

It only matters if the owner thinks it's trespassing.

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FYI - If you're on someone else's property it's ALWAYS trespassing if you don't have permission to be there.

Do you think it's trespassing if an occupied property is up for sale?

What?

What?

Do you think it's trespassing if an occupied property is up for sale?

What?

I think they are wondering that if a house is for sale, that there is a blanket permission for anyone to come on the property.

What?

If your property is up for sale, would you consider it trespassing if someone were to walk through your yard to check out the property?

The reason I'm asking for everyone's opinion is because my father-in-law thinks it's okay to walk on someone's property if it's up for sale - in other words, trespassing laws no longer apply. I totally disagree with this and I consider it trespassing regardless of whether or not the property is advertised for sale or rent.

If your property is up for sale, would you consider it trespassing if someone were to walk through your yard to check out the property?

The reason I'm asking for everyone's opinion is because my father-in-law thinks it's okay to walk on someone's property if it's up for sale - in other words, trespassing laws no longer apply. I totally disagree with this and I consider it trespassing regardless of whether or not the property is advertised for sale or rent.

In my view, in a civilized society, if someone walked up on my for sale property without knocking on the door first to ask permission, that is not OK.

If I am not home, I can't see getting worked up over someone taking a walk around. In other words, if I drove up and your father in law was walking around the house, came up to me and apologized and said no one was home, hoped I didn't mind, that's fine.

If he's in the tub using my back brush and has my rubber ducky, we have a problem.

If I'm in my tub using my back brush and playing with my rubber ducky, and he's looking in the windows, we have a problem.


People should not poke around. They could get themselves arrested.

In my view, in a civilized society, if someone walked up on my for sale property without knocking on the door first to ask permission, that is not OK.

If I am not home, I can't see getting worked up over someone taking a walk around. In other words, if I drove up and your father in law was walking around the house, came up to me and apologized and said no one was home, hoped I didn't mind, that's fine.

If he's in the tub using my back brush and has my rubber ducky, we have a problem.

This is true and I think I wouldn't be pissed off if someone knocked on the door first before walking around instead of just driving up and walking around at their own leisure.

I'll admit, that while looking for a rental, sometimes we would drive by the place before calling the owner to see if it was worth it. If the place was empty we would try to take a peek through the window at the empty house.

Never would consider doing that if it was occupied though.

Occupied? Not okay without premission, not in my opinion. Now is it trespassing? Sure is. Me, if I want to look around, I will only do that if I know its not occupied.

Some people can't read.. The last house we lived in was for sale.. Numbers posted to call for an appointment, yet they still drove back to the house while passing a No trespassing sign!! (You could see the house without passing the sign) :ohwell: At least no one got shot...

People should not poke around. They could get themselves arrested.

So, that's what it's all about, eh? No left foot in? No left foot out? No...

So, that's what it's all about, eh? No left foot in? No left foot out? No...



When you're burning in hell, Sir, and wondering what you did to deserve the extra large demon with the extra pointy flaming spear, remember this moment.

When you're burning in hell, Sir, and wondering what you did to deserve the extra large demon with the extra pointy flaming spear, remember this moment.

:evil:

I'll take my back brush and rubber ducky.

Do you think it's trespassing if an occupied property is up for sale?



I think it is unless you are with an agent and the homeowner knows about it!!

When I was going to buy, the real estate agent printed a list of many, many houses. She told us to take a drive by and see if we wanted to look further or cross it off the list. That's how we started. We eliminated over 1/2 the list just by driving by. A few of the houses were unoccupied and we did get out and take a longer look. Some we chose to do walk thrus, some not. I think it saved the real estate agent alot of wasted time going to houses we weren't interested in seeing, even from a just a driveby.

I think the operative word here is occupied. No, I don't think you should do a look around when the house is occupied.

If I go onto your property and you're there and I peak in the window and you're naked, and I stare a while, you'll be arrested for indecent exposure:evil:

If I go onto your property and you're there and I peak in the window and you're naked, and I stare a while, you'll be arrested for indecent exposure:evil:

But would giving him 3 hots and a cot be worth risking permenant blindness?

In a civilized society...

Would you kindly point me in the right direction please?

If the property is not posted with a no trespassing sign and the person has not been notified that they are not welcome on the property, it is not trespassing.

But it is rude, and it could get you shot.

Do you think it's trespassing if an occupied property is up for sale?

Thank you Garrett Morris.