Alex Stroud

Alexander Stroud,Broker

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When is a renter required to give a tenant a mailbox key

Thank you so much for your question! I apologize for the late response, and I'm sure you've already figured out what to do on your own, however, here are some things I've found out.For Apartments, the mailboxes are generally referred to as "Cluster Boxes" these can be owned by the apartment community or the USPS (United States Postal Office). If the apartment community owns the cluster boxes, then they should be providing you with the keys to the mailbox at the time you receive the keys to your apartment. There shouldn't be a delay without documentation.If the USPS owns the cluster box then you are going to need to bring a copy of your lease agreement and your government ID to your nearest post office. The thing with government identification cards that most people don't know is that you are required by state law to update your address within 30 days of moving.So what happens if you can't get access to the mailbox to get your new ID? Insert dramatic emoji of your choice here! When you update your address, you'll get a copy of your new temporary ID that you can print. Yes, its only good for a certain amount of time, but, it'll work to take to the post office to order the keys. You'll usually get 2-3 keys and the fee is $25.00 as of the date of this answer.I've included a couple of links for your assistance and review.I recommend to my tenant clients that they get a post office box for official mail, this will be for anything from the state, federal government, or even previous landlords to forward mail to in the interim. There is a rental fee, but its usually not a lot, depending upon the size of the po box.I know this is a frustrating situation! I've dealt with this same issue personally, and I totally understand the frustration. I hope that this information helped you, or helps someone else in this situation.

in General, 3 years ago
What are the consequences if the seller fails to provide the buyer with the Seller’s Real Property Disclosure form?

Liam, not all properties are required to deliver a Seller\'s Disclosure form. There are currently 11 categories where a seller is exempt from disclosure. However, these categories are so specific that not many properties actually fall into them, so yes disclosure is required on many. Concerning the time required for disclosure, that a more difficult question. Your offer may have been written and submitted to the seller, but there is no requirement that the seller\'s disclosure be put into MLS prior to offer submission. Its rare, but I\'ve had a few sellers not want to complete the disclosure until they\'ve received an offer and we are under contract, as they don\'t want to share anything that isn\'t accurate and currently wrong with the property. In situations like this, I will discuss with the seller the importance of disclosing as quickly as possible. Of course the buyer can terminate the contract if disclosure was not provided in the time specified on the contract, also the buyer could potentially litigate for specific performance of the contract, however, in practice the sale will take a shorter period of time than litigation of this sort to work through the courts, so its not usually worth it. Threatening the seller to provide disclosure isn\'t really the best situation in negotiations as you\'re going to get an inspection report. You could just simply ask that the repairs are made to remedy the situation, if that works for your buyer.

in Home Buying, 6 years ago
Can I advertise a builder’s model home on social media?

Wow, what an awesome question. I don\'t know the actual rules about this, as many builders are private companies, and every builder does something different. As a rule, I don\'t market, or attempt to market any property that I don\'t have a listing agreement on (concerning paid marketing materials). For properties that are listed on the mls, I will ask the listing agent first before I share their mls listing to my followers on facebook, and other social media outlets. Often I will take my own photos on my phone, so asking them is a courtesy to ensure that anything I may post would not interfere in their current marketing strategy. If you want to share the property with your sphere, or your current client list, I don\'t see why you would need to ask anyone, or need permission from a builder as long as you\'re not making any promises that the builder/seller may or may not be able to meet. So your simple question kind of makes me want to ask, \"How do you want to share the builder\'s model home on social media?\" Doing a simple TikTok in the house, great, Instagram, great, just don\'t make promises, facebook, I\'d send it to your friends and friends only, unless you have permission to send it publicly. Good luck, and I hope this helps you!

in Realtor Only, 6 years ago


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