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Home closing tomorrow and dryer goes out today - how would you proceed?
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:07 pm
Not a panic, but an annoyance. Closing is tomorrow on a rental of mine and tenant texted me this morning the dryer went out. I am not getting someone out there on a holiday for a low priority issue. It will have to be later this week. We close tomorrow in an "as is" condition. I am wondering now what my requirements are. Appliances are not mentioned in the contract and washer/dryer have never been included in any home I have ever bought.
The house is a rental with a long-term tenant inside. Her lease is good through end of June and she is not renewing.
What would you recommend? Not going to be dishonest or anything, but with this tight of a window, I am unsure how to proceed.
The house is a rental with a long-term tenant inside. Her lease is good through end of June and she is not renewing.
What would you recommend? Not going to be dishonest or anything, but with this tight of a window, I am unsure how to proceed.
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Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:08 pm to rpg37
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Appliances are not mentioned in the contract and washer/dryer have never been included in any home I have ever bought.
Movable property, not part of the home sale.
Not sure about your duty to the tenant but I would tell them to get a quote.
ETA for clarification- since it’s movable property and not part of the home sale, you don’t have a duty to the new buyer to fix it or tell them. I likely would tell them the tenant is complaining that it’s not working. I would imagine they own the lease when they close, so you may have a duty to the tenant to make it work, but would imagine that duty transfers at close. This shouldn’t hold up anything, offer a$200 credit and move on
This post was edited on 5/25/26 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:18 pm to OceanMan
I was thinking about just offering a credit. The lease does transfer but even my lease on this property doesn't mentioned washer and dryer. I don't normally include them, but I inherited this one and it's just kind of done the job in my eight years of ownership.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:50 pm to rpg37
It’s probably a $20-$60 heater element part. Probably as it’s a rental no one cares to clean out the vent hose.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 1:59 pm to C
Yeah, we had to get it serviced over a year ago for a $60 part. It's not a big deal. It's just the weird timing on this one. My lease doesn't even include washer-dryer and the sale contract doesn't include washer-dryer. Am I fixing something I could keep right after anyway?
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:02 pm to rpg37
Pay the $60 if it’s provided as part of the lease. You don’t want bad karma.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 6:11 pm to rpg37
dryers are cheap.
Your buyer is expecting a dryer since there was one in the unit. Get them a new dryer and do the right thing
Your buyer is expecting a dryer since there was one in the unit. Get them a new dryer and do the right thing
This post was edited on 5/25/26 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 5/25/26 at 8:39 pm to cgrand
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dryers are cheap. Your buyer is expecting a dryer since there was one in the unit. Get them a new dryer and do the right thing
This. Don’t make it out to be a bigger deal than what it is.
Posted on 5/25/26 at 9:41 pm to rpg37
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The house is a rental with a long-term tenant inside.
Aren't these the type you want to take care of? I would do that first, but I don't own rental property and don't want to.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 6:30 am to rpg37
This can be looked at with two different mindsets:
1. Not my problem as its being sold as is.
2. How would I want to be treated if I was the buyer?
If it were me, I would throw in a repair or new dryer as lagniappe. Tell him at the closing that you have the repairman coming to take care of it and they will bill me. Worst case scenario is you have to buy a new dryer.
My next door neighbor decades ago sold his house but did not disclose that the fireplace had an issue, and would not fix it. He knew there was an issue. New owner had to sue him. All that headache and money spent because he was too prideful. This is not part of the structure, but theoretically what problems would it cause you if he walked away? We are talking about an expense less than $1,000. Is that worth it?
What would you think of the seller if he showed you as a buyer integrity and was thoughtful? On the other hand what if he told you tough doo-doo?
Its this....
Vs this.....
Which do you choose?
1. Not my problem as its being sold as is.
2. How would I want to be treated if I was the buyer?
If it were me, I would throw in a repair or new dryer as lagniappe. Tell him at the closing that you have the repairman coming to take care of it and they will bill me. Worst case scenario is you have to buy a new dryer.
My next door neighbor decades ago sold his house but did not disclose that the fireplace had an issue, and would not fix it. He knew there was an issue. New owner had to sue him. All that headache and money spent because he was too prideful. This is not part of the structure, but theoretically what problems would it cause you if he walked away? We are talking about an expense less than $1,000. Is that worth it?
What would you think of the seller if he showed you as a buyer integrity and was thoughtful? On the other hand what if he told you tough doo-doo?
Its this....
Vs this.....
Which do you choose?
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 6:31 am
Posted on 5/26/26 at 7:51 am to rpg37
Even though the appliances are not listed, if you are selling rental property with a long-term tenant in place; then wouldn’t the expectation that everything would still be in working order. Especially since the dryer was working when the agreement was signed in “as-in” condition and the dryer was working then.
If it was me, I’d let the buyer know ASAP and tell them you plan to fix/replace but due to the short window it will not be installed before closing. Get ahead of it now to avoid any surprises or thoughts that you’re trying to hide stuff at closing
If it was me, I’d let the buyer know ASAP and tell them you plan to fix/replace but due to the short window it will not be installed before closing. Get ahead of it now to avoid any surprises or thoughts that you’re trying to hide stuff at closing
Posted on 5/26/26 at 8:43 am to Weekend Warrior79
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Even though the appliances are not listed, if you are selling rental property with a long-term tenant in place; then wouldn’t the expectation that everything would still be in working order. Especially since the dryer was working when the agreement was signed in “as-in” condition and the dryer was working then.
That’s really just not the way it works, it’s not part of the structure so there should be no expectation. The buyer is the one that makes the offer, if the movable property isn’t listed then it’s not part of the sale.
On the other hand, the rental agreement could have this type of assumption. So it is a bit gray.
So my approach wouldn’t differ much from yours. However I would add an addendum with all the moveable property, disclose the dyer defect with a credit for half the new dryer coat. New owner can decide whether to repair or replace. Op doesn’t need to worry about finding a repair on something that doesn’t belong to him and doesn’t contribute to the lease. The LT tenet has a lease expiring in a month, this is the new owners problem and decision
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:20 am to rpg37
I would replace or get it fixed. A used dryer is cheap. Take care of your long term renter. Also, this is small potatoes in the big picture as far as the sale. I have had rentals for many years, and always treat my renters the way I wanted to be treated. At least until their actions caused me to think differently.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:06 am to rpg37
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tenant texted me this morning the dryer went out.
quote:
Her lease is good through end of June
Did you stop by and see if her head is stuck in it by chance?
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:30 am to rpg37
quote:Get the dryer fixed.
I am unsure how to proceed.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 5:35 pm to rpg37
Check your Purchase Agreement
Posted on 5/26/26 at 6:44 pm to SalE
We got it taken of. He was not planning to keep the unit anyway so it ended up not mattering. He said he appreciated me communicating with him same day on a holiday and denied my proposal of a credit at closing.
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