Rental agreement - Tenant must allow to show property

[Sonny Sach]

Hello all,

Does anyone have language in their rental agreement that the current tenant must allow the landlord to show the property in the last 30 days of the contract?  I just had a tenant move out but he would not let me show the property and now I have a vacancy that could have been possibly avoided.

Thanks,
Sonny

[Jeff B.]

IMO, it's unwise to show a unit with the existing tenant still resident - - you're showing the mess and clutter which always makes the unit look too small.

So, showing for a prospective new tenant I wait until it's ready for move-in (yep, that's a vacancy, but it pays me back with better tenants).

Showing for the purpose of selling is another matter and the tenant will have to allow access when given written notice of intent to enter the residence - - knock on the door and then use YOUR key.