Selling My House Myself During Protected Period
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Selling My House Myself During Protected Period
The contract on my house with a realtor expires in one month. There is a protection period of 90 days in the contract. When the contract expires, what are the legal rights or rules to sell my house myself during the protection period, for my realtor? As I understand, the realtor must give me a list of names of people who viewed or inquired about my house and I cannot sell to these people during the
protection period. However, I could sell to someone not on the list. Am I correct?
Asked on December 22, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
You are generally correct as to how this period is typically enforced, though usually, even if the realtor does not provide you a list, you can't sell to anyone who viewed the home (in person, not just on-line) or made any inquiries to you or the realtor about during the time the realtor had the listing. Or more accurately, you can sell, but the realtor gets his/her commission. Essentially, if the realtor had any involvement in the ultimate buyer finding the house, the realtor gets the commission.
The reason I write "generally," "typically," and "usually" is that a contract is governed by its specific terms or conditions: if your contract says anything different, you have to follow your contract, not general rules.
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