Thread: Realtor Question-complaint

I have been in the process of selling my mother's house. Anyway, I was asked for the key from my realtor to show the house.....I gave it to her under the pretense that she until the house was sold would be the only other person to have a key besides me.

I sold my mother's house and the new owners are letting me get things out of the house that I want....I couldn't touch my mom's stuff until probate was done. The new owner yesterday asked me for another key to the house.....and explained to me that my realtor had given him the key to my mom's house months ago and he'd lost that key.....I didn't sign a contract with realtor until early January for the sale of the house....closing was this past Friday.

My question is....Is this legal? Is there anything that I can do? I've never heard of anyone getting any keys to a house they're not buying or owning. I know I didn't get the keys to my house until I signed the paperwork.

I was made administrator of my mom's estate last July. By giving the realtor the key...I would be responsible for anything that would/could of been missing from my mom's house.

If nothing is missing why would you WANT to do anything?

Just sayin...

I've had Realtors give me house keys when we went househunting. They didn't go with us. I did have to leave my license at the office tho (hubby was driving)

why on earth would you give your mothers house keys to anybody? Realtors always use a lock box.

If nothing was taken or damaged leave it be unless you are sue happy.

I would talk to her about this her employer, if they work for a company, or the realtor company that gives them their license. Out here they use lock boxes as well, but I can see why you'd be upset, I wouldn't want someone I didn't know having a key to a house that was not theirs. I wouldn't want anyone in the house w/o the realtor, but with our dogs unless we were here no one would be allowed in. I personally don't trust people.

I would be upset too. It's a matter of trust, I have no idea about the law. Even if nothing is missing I would still bring it to the companies attention. This time nothing was missing but what about the next person?

Originally Posted by justme23

If nothing is missing why would you WANT to do anything?

Just sayin...

There was no lock box put on my mother's door. I trusted that the realtor wouldn't give the keys to anyone.....There was NO contract with these people when I gave realtor the keys.

I just feel uncomfortable with a stranger having the keys.....the realtor wasn't there when these people walked into the house.

I'm still not sure anything is missing. I haven't been able to go thru the entire house yet...due to probate, someone from the courts not being there.

she can't do that. She doesnt own it anymore.

Originally Posted by iluvmybaby

I would go thru the house, and then rekey the doors, and then ream the realitor out

As of Friday Jan. 23 I don't own the house anymore. This all transpired before the sale of the house. I just found out about it on Friday afternoon when I went over to my mom's house w/the new owners.