Even worse, you didn't keep your dogs nails clipped or control his/her behavior, and now the property owner has to deal with the scratched and damaged floors.

Zillow's behavior is reckless. 

Example, the house is 16 years old and the ADU is one year old, the house is rent controlled under AB1482 and the ADU is not rent controlled under AB1482 for 14 more years.Senator Weinkowski implied that his intent in the ADU rules was to encourage housing development and that neither the house or the ADU was rent controlled unit 15 years after the property became a multi unit.I have not seen an HCD interpretation, but HCD has shown to be toothless to the municipalities so even if HCD goes with Senator Weinkowski's interpretation it is unlikely to change the behavior of the municipalities as long as there is even a trace of gray area. 

So, please excuse my rash demanding behavior thinking that demanding a little more effort out of new types will motivate them, I'm probably wrong. :) 

Also, I really don't know how wide spread this type of behavior is in the real estate business, but what the sellers and the listing agent tried to do was outright disgusting and really discredits the whole profession.

@Roy N.Yes, I know it's not the same scenario as an interview and I wouldn't turn someone down for doing this, but I still find this kind of behavior a bit lame.

Desperation often leads to logic-defying behavior, such as trying to market and unmarketable deal.

Whenever I might have to send out a notice for behavior or rent I send them the notice via email first, then later in the day serve the notice the required way.  

Now, this is unusual behavior on their part, they have been great in the past with the couple of issues we have had. 

It's hard to not find idiotic behavior everywhere.