Trespassing on For Sale Property?

[dsparrow06]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

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.

[Bronwyn (Premo)]

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.

[glhs837]

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.

[sunflower]

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) At least no one got shot...

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by mAlice

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...

[glhs837]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

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.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by glhs837

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.

I'll take my back brush and rubber ducky.

[ImAChvyGirl]

Originally Posted by dsparrow06

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!!

[SoMDGirl42 (Premo)]

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.

[Aerogal]

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