I had a really great closing about a week ago. The Seller's were keeping possession for a couple weeks (pretty common in our market). The Sellers were to turn possession over on a Thursday, which they did.
This is where the fun starts. The seller gave my buyer the garage door opener. No Keys! The seller didn't use the keys when they lived there so they "assumed" the buyer wouldn't either. The seller left the keys (all of them) locked up in the house. Can you guess what happens next?
The buyer did not have the electric transferred because they didn't plan to move in right away and they thought they would be thrifty and save on the utilities until they were ready to move in. Unfortunately the garage door opener won't work without the electric being on. Here comes some more fun.
The utility company won't turn the electric back on until they can check the breaker box, which is inside the house with the keys.
So who should be responsible for paying a locksmith to Open the door?
I know what I think, I want to know what you think.
Just in case you were wondering, I think the seller made a bad assumption that should cost them the cost of a locksmith. The listing agent has a different opinion.
