If this is not an appropriate subreddit to post this in I apologize in advance. I'll also post it to /r/realtors. Super long but there is a TL;DR at the end. Thank you very much in advance if you take the time to to read/answer.
My fiancé and I just closed on our first home today. It was a short sale in New Jersey that took about 4 months to complete. Our realtor is a family friend which is why we would like some input from other professionals before we approach him with the issue at hand. Trying to avoid any awkward 'tensions.'
When we signed the contract months ago we asked our realtor about the appliances and if they were staying. The typical kitchen appliances and in the basement was the washer and dryer and an extra refrigerator. Our realtor asked the sellers realtor who said the seller was okay leaving them. (I'll have to skim through the contract but can't recall for certain if that was put into the contract or not.) Fast forward to today when we were doing our final walk through our realtor brings up that the seller apparently told his realtor he wants the extra refrigerator from in the basement. That he's in no rush and understands we have a lot to do and when we're settled in we can contact our realtor who will contact them and arrange for them to come get it. We both were a bit taken back but said "uh okay I guess that's not a problem."
Apparently the seller claims the help he had during the move had to leave prior to getting the fridge out. We were actually there that day they were moving out. We had asked our realtor who asked theirs if we could come over and grab some measurements for furniture and he said it was okay because they were to be moved out the day prior. Guess things got delayed because the day we went they were there moving out. I even offered the seller a hand with moving any larger items if he might need it but he declined.
Later today after talking to some family and friends they don't think it's right. That if they wanted the extra refrigerator they should have said it prior and should have moved it out when they moved their other belongings out. They also explained some scenarios that have us a bit worried. We have our painter coming tomorrow to start painting and I have a torn labrum in my left shoulder and don't have any one else available to come help get it up before he paints. Once the kitchen and stairwell to the basement are painted what happens if when the refrigerator goes to get moved out the paint gets messed up? Or what if during the move if the refrigerator were to break could the seller say it was our fault? What if we were to get hurt while trying to move it? Or what if the seller were to come and move it and he got hurt? It just seems like it opens doors to potential liability issues/property damage that we have no desire to deal with. We just don't want our realtor to have any bad feelings towards us nor do we want any problems with a potentially upset seller. It's not like we NEED the fridge but we also don't NEED to deal with the headache of getting it out. Any professionals that can maybe explain how to handle this situation? Really appreciate it.
TL;DR closed on house today. Seller who said appliances were staying now wants extra refrigerator from basement. They already moved out, we closed TODAY. Painter coming tomorrow. We're worried if we try to move it after the walls are painted about damage. As well as potential damage to fridge or injuries.
Submitted February 17, 2017 at 11:59AM by taF_- http://ift.tt/2lq6tGS RealEstate
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