Real Estate Agent Put for Sale Sign on My Property without Asking Me

LCrazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 03:01
Last edited 01/04/2022 - 23:43 by 1 other user

I recently bought Unit 1 (stand-alone house, at the front) of a block. The settlement was last week. I just moved in few days back.

Now Unit 2 is up for sale and Real estate agent put for sale sign on my property without even asking me.

I asked him, why it is there? As it is on my property, you need to pay rent. They deliberately did not take that seriously. I hate that "for sale" sign. What can I do about it? It has been there since the settlement. Again it is not on the common property. Also, Unit 2 does not have any street adjacent land where the sign can be placed. Not even a common property.

From Plan of Sub division:
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/427859/95053/inkedpic_…

The Sign:
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/427859/95055/inkedpic_…

My View
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/427859/95065/processed…

Home & Garden

Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 01/04/2022 - 03:08
    +47

    if you are sure that what it's on is your property, take it down. what are they going to do? call the cops because you took their sign off your lawn?

  • djkelly69 on 01/04/2022 - 04:06
    +50

    Tell him:
    - You have 60 minutes to remove your sign or it will be crushed into a cube
    - You have 30 minutes…
    - You have 15 minutes…
    - You have 5 minutes…
    - You have 15 minutes to remove your cube.

    • jv on 01/04/2022 - 13:20
      +6

      or it will be crushed into a cube

      you might end up paying for the cost of the sign if you do that…

      best to take it down and leave it there undamaged…

      • andresampras on 01/04/2022 - 18:31
        +6

        This is very straightforward and sensible advice.

        What have you done with jv?

        • Jackson on 03/04/2022 - 11:40

          Clearly he wife hijacked the account

    • lachhelix on 03/04/2022 - 02:35
      +3

      Is it about my cube?

  • poboy on 01/04/2022 - 07:11
    +3

    Do you have a body corporate? What are the rules pertaining to this?

    • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:41

      No Body Corp.

    • DoctorCalculon on 02/04/2022 - 21:27

      It looks like a 2-lot subdivision with very minimal common property. You would have to be insane to have a BC assigned.

      • happydude on 02/04/2022 - 22:57
        -5

        There is always a body corporate.
        There is not always a strata manager.

        • DoctorCalculon on 02/04/2022 - 23:39

          By law, there is an Owners Corporate (formerly known as Body Corporate) attached to any subdivision that results in common property.

          By the colloquial term "BC" above, I was referring to an external party (you may call them "Strata Manager") that looks after OC matters.

  • juzza87 on 01/04/2022 - 07:13
    +24

    There's only one reasonable thing you can do, get a sharpie and give the real estate agents photo on the sign a monobrow and evil mustache. Maybe black out a tooth if they're smiling.

    Or just remove it.

    • funnysht on 01/04/2022 - 13:04

      or write 'April fools under it"

      • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:41
        +1

        Love this.

    • jv on 01/04/2022 - 13:22
      +32

      Change the phone number to one of a competing agent.

      • OzCheapo on 01/04/2022 - 17:54
        +3

        You petty and vindictive neighbour you are :D

        • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 23:45

          I try not to be, but they could have asked me at the very least inform me. I bought a house not to see the back of a sign from the very beginning.

  • Sterio on 01/04/2022 - 07:15
    +7

    It’s not that hard and no need to over think it. Remove the sign.

  • rektrading on 01/04/2022 - 07:21
    +5

    This is crazy in April.

    To soon?

  • Porker on 01/04/2022 - 07:28
    +8

    Some streets have a 300mm verge between the footpath and where the front of private properties start. This would be public land.

    If this doesn't apply and the sign is on your property, then send them an email notifying them that it's on your property and that they have 7 days to remove it. Otherwise you'll have it removed and the costs of removal and disposal will be paid by them.

    I'd advise not simply removing it, well not without notification and some reasonable timeframe for them to remove it.

    I had the same happen to me but they put it on that 300mm verge but the sign supports extended into my property.

    Even if someone parks their car in your driveway without permission, you can get into trouble if you call a tow truck to remove it.

    • Euphemistic on 01/04/2022 - 15:48
      +3

      Agent cannot place a sign on public land, except their little ‘open house’ temporary signs.

  • omguleh on 01/04/2022 - 08:01
    +44

    Buy a sold sticker and stick it on.

    • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:42
      +3

      Another great idea.

  • Fredfloresjr on 01/04/2022 - 08:48

    Ask your neighbours if they want the sale sign in front of their house

  • Sammy2000 on 01/04/2022 - 09:09
    +1

    Is it counted as common property? Som land outside unit blocks is sadly not always yours do with.

    • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:14

      Not common property.

    • jv on 01/04/2022 - 13:22
      -1

      What is Som land ?

    • DoctorCalculon on 02/04/2022 - 21:29

      What complete bollocks!

      If the Plan of Subdivision clearly states that land is included in the parcel allotted to Lot 1, then it is not common property.

  • holdenmg on 01/04/2022 - 09:13
    +2

    Offer to buy the "For Sale" sign.

    (I'm glad we talked). :+)

  • rektrading on 01/04/2022 - 09:19
    +2

    OP, don't worry.

    You as the landowner have the legal right to relocate the item from your land to the outside of the property boundary line.

    Make sure you take images of the item showing that it's inside of the boundary and images after you relocate it to a safe place outside of the boundary.

    Email the images to the REA and tell them to come and collect the item.

  • orangetrain on 01/04/2022 - 10:09
    +4

    Report them for dumping garbage.

    • hothed on 01/04/2022 - 13:15
      +1

      If the land doesnt belong to the realestate agent, why are they using it?

    • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:23

      So you are saying anyone can use my front lawn?? I am entitled to use my land or am I not.

      Again, the sign is not on the council land. It is on my land. The land I have bought with my money and someone else is using it for their benefit without asking my permission.

      • jv on 01/04/2022 - 13:25

        Why didn't you take it down?

        • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:39
          +1

          I will. Just wanted to make sure I am aware of all options.

      • tsunamisurfer on 01/04/2022 - 13:27

        Why don't you tell us what council you are in and the a photo of the sign?

          • Muzeeb on 01/04/2022 - 14:13
            -4

            @Crazy4: I like the way the council bin is randomly dumped on the council land.

            Why is there a squished bottle on your lawn?

            Both of these look uglier than a RE sign.

            I would also delete the geo data from the EXIF if you want complete anonymity.

            Who is TUCK?

            • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 14:51

              @Muzeeb: "Both of these look uglier than a RE sign."- May be. But, I can fix that anytime I want. Can't say the same for that for RE sign.

              Why is TUCK?

            • pinchies on 01/04/2022 - 17:46

              @Muzeeb: If OP is in the same council as me, we recently had new bins delivered as part of a move to FOGO waste system.

          • KBZ on 01/04/2022 - 17:46

            @Crazy4: I'd edit your post and put this in the post so people can see it. But yeh looks like your well within your rights to remove it.

          • Ridiculous Panda on 01/04/2022 - 23:14
            +2

            @Crazy4: Wow.. i thought you were just whining about a small sign but having looked at the photo, this is BS. Not only is the sign huge and ugly, it is blocking your view and they’ve stuffed up your lawn.
            I would be more pissed than you!
            Take it down and dump in front of their office or take it to the tip. Whichever is closer.

  • burningrage on 01/04/2022 - 11:40
    -1

    April 1st.

  • Muzeeb on 01/04/2022 - 11:41
    -5

    As it is on my property,

    Are you sure?

    I'm guessing they know it's not and you incorrectly think it's yours.

    Please advise

    There goes all your credibility

    • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:35
      +4

      I am sure it is on my property.

  • holdenmg on 01/04/2022 - 11:45

    I'm waiting for the MS Paint diagram…

  • Oneforall on 01/04/2022 - 12:23

    It is probably on the strip that is owned by the council and not you. You have the responsibility of maintaining that strip. It's not going to be on sale forever. Unfortunately it's one of those things you'll need to cop. Where else can the vendor have a sign placed if his/her house is located behind yours?

    • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 13:13
      +2

      It is not on the council strip. It is on my property. My issue is they didn't even ask my permission to do that.

      • Oneforall on 01/04/2022 - 15:29
        +1

        Like your front lawn?

        • Crazy4 on 01/04/2022 - 23:47
          +1

          Yes.

          • frugalferret on 03/04/2022 - 15:05

            @Crazy4: How do you know that it's on your front lawn? Did you engage a surveyor to mark your boundary, or locate the sign to prove that it's on your land? There is a good chance that the vertical posts and the sign are actually just within the road reserve and not on your land at all. The star pickets and angled timber braces are likely on your property, so you could request for those to be removed if they're causing you concern.

            Put yourself in your neighbours, RE Agents, and sign contractors shoes, and think about where they could place the RE sign that's not in front of your property, or on common property….the only possible place is on Lot 2 land that is not visible from the street. What use is that?

            As a surveyor myself, that lives on the front lot with 3 other lots behind me that share a common property driveway, there has been several occasions that RE signs have been placed on my front boundary. Yes, its slightly inconvenient to mow around the sign, and friends visiting think that I'm selling my house, but who cares, its only a temporary minor inconvenience. I could have demanded that my neighbour remove the sign, which would create friction between us, but showing some compassion and letting them leave the sign there worked out well because the house didn't sell and I didn't ruin a good neighbourly relationship over a petty little issue.

            My advice: Talk to your neighbour if the sign supports are causing you grief. Leave the sign where it is and remove the bracing if needed. Try and maintain good neighbourly relations. Kicking up a stink about this minor issue will likely cause problems down the road.

  • brendanm on 01/04/2022 - 13:08
    +5

    Remove sign, drop out the front of real estate agent office, or in the bin, whichever you prefer.

  • jv on 01/04/2022 - 13:19
    +1

    As it is on my property, they need to pay rent.

    No they don't. They are not renting your property.

  • jv on 01/04/2022 - 13:19
    +3

    I hate that "for sale" sign. What can I do about it?

    Take it down.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/04/2022 - 14:48
    +2

    Have you checked with the owner/s of Unit 2 as to whether the previous owner of your house gave them/their R/E agent permission to place the sign at the front of the property? They may not have been aware of your settlement date.

    In any case, if you're certain that the sign is on your lot then advise the R/E in writing that the sign was placed on your property without your permission and specify a date by which they need to remove it otherwise you will arrange for it to be binned.

  • garetz on 01/04/2022 - 15:04
    +1

    Do you have a council report that tells you where your property boundary is ? Usually a property boundary has a fence around it.

    If you are in a strata complex, it may not be as cut and dry as you think.

  • cupcake on 01/04/2022 - 15:38

    Knock it over.
    Opps, it must have fallen over.
    (Tee hee haw)

  • Euphemistic on 01/04/2022 - 15:54
    +1

    It’s either on within your property, on the boundary with stabiliser on your property or on council property with legs on your land. Either way, it shouldn’t be there. They problem tougher you were a renter and you wouldn’t be concerned with the sign.

    Your boundary may not be at the back of the footpath, the footpath is often somewhere between the boundary and the road. If your letterbox isn’t butting up to the footpath the sign front light actually be on council land.

    Ask them to remove it and tell them if they don’t that you’ll remove it for them and place it on unit 2’s property.

  • brad1-8tsi on 01/04/2022 - 17:14
    +4

    Simply tell them to remove the sign off your property. Give them a reasonable and achievable time limit like 2 working days.

  • DoctorCalculon on 02/04/2022 - 21:39
    +8

    Your option is very simple.

    Contact the agent in writing. Attach the Plan of Subdivision which clearly shows your lot boundaries. Inform them that they have trespassed onto your property. They have 3 business days to remove their unauthorised signage on your property. If they fail to do so, inform them that you will hire someone to dispose of the signage. If it comes to this, the cost of the disposal will be invoiced to them for reimbursement. Also, inform them that you will lodge a complaint against them for illegal and unprofessional conduct. Here is the ombudsman contact details: https://reia.asn.au/consumers/complaints/complaint/

    You should do this is writing so that there is a record of you trying to get them to correct their mistake before you get your hands dirty.

  • Splashtash on 02/04/2022 - 22:24

    Surprised no one has mentioned this option >.>. Either remove or keep it there while formally complaining and in the meantime put your own post up that completely blocks theirs. Just require a bit of effort is all ;)

  • Weezle on 02/04/2022 - 22:31
    +1

    Take the sign down?

    I don't understand why you need to ask Ozbargain. If it is on your Lot and not part of common property you can do what you want. So remove it.

  • Ciderfizz44 on 03/04/2022 - 02:06

    Can you provide an unedited copy of the POS?

  • redslert on 03/04/2022 - 05:01
    -1

    Take it down or write and tape on some messages about how bad this property is.

  • love2buy on 03/04/2022 - 11:30

    It's fine if you can keep the sign after property is sold. It's worth something

  • MrFunSocks on 03/04/2022 - 12:18

    As it is on my property, you need to pay rent. They deliberately did not take that seriously.

    Gee, I wonder why lol.

    Either take it down and deal with the real estate agent or leave it there and it'll be gone in a week when the place sells, you didn't need advice from a bargain shopping forum.

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