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Can I get sued for...... Okay, I am currently leasing a home that we are going to buy next January 2006, it currently has carpeted living room, bedrooms and hall. I wanted to tile up the living room, kitchen ,bathroom and hall but of course I will start with one room at a time. Can I get sued if the current owner comes over for some reason before we purchase and sees that I have replaced the carpet with tile?? Hubby says I should wait but I can't stand the carpet anymore and steam cleaning is a pain in the butt!! Any suggestions???? |
Usually - Tile is an upgrade and he'll probably thank you ....I don't know about being sued because we re-did our rent house 2 years ago.....WITH permission - and our landlord loves it...He paid for most of it - but we did ALOT of extra work - adding Granite insets and designs....so I think you should talk to your landlord first and ask him. |
I believe any upgrades that are done prior to you owning the property needs to get approval through the current owner. Also, if you "upgrade" your home, wouldnt the price value of it increase and you'd be paying more? I think its a good idea to wait. |
i would talk to your landlord about it. the last thing you want is to pay up $$$ that you didn't need to pay. |
I'd wait if I were you. It's just a few short months. ;) |
I would wait too. My brother put a bunch of money into a house he was buying and they pre owners went Bankrupt and her lost it all. |
I would make the upgrades after the house is yours. Something could happen that you would not be able to complete the purchase and you could be out a lot of money. You don't have that long to wait. |
I'd wait, upgrade when it's your home. |
15 years ago, I moved into my house and rented it for a few month while we were waiting for the paperwork to purchase the house was completed. The house needed a lot of repair and we were itching to get started. My attorney told me (in no uncertain terms) do NOT touch the house until you've officially buy it. Which was great advise as we almost lost the house due to back taxes the original owner owed ( long story) but I would've been really been upset if I had started to fix up the house and in the end had to leave it. Thank God, all worked out in the end. |
I agree with the general trend. Lots of things can go wrong on a house purchase especially near the end. I don't know but seller/buyer relationships that have been cordial and reasonable all along can go sour as the pressure of the closing date comes on. |
You need to get written permission first. The house is still theirs. If they decide that they aren't going to sell...for whatever reasons...and you made these adjustments without their consent, then yes, they technically could. |
i agree with the waiting. especially for such a big project. even tho your current landlord may be the good fairy right now, things could be changed. once that paper is signed and it's yours go for it. but now is a good time to budget, get estimates, and begin to pick up paint chips and tile fragments, etc. |
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It's wise to wait until you become owners of the house. But if you feel comfortable that it won't affect you buying the house, talk to your landlord and possibly have things in writing. Just to be on the safe side :) |
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