Trespassing on For Sale Property?

[dsparrow06]

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

[aps45819 (Premo)]

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

[Bronwyn (Premo)]

Originally Posted by aps45819

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

[aps45819 (Premo)]

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

[cattitude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by dsparrow06

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

What?

[aps45819 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cattitude

What?

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

[Bronwyn (Premo)]

Originally Posted by cattitude

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.

[dsparrow06]

Originally Posted by cattitude

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.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by dsparrow06

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.

[mAlice]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

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.