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Old Locks = House Party

wellington florida real estate Last Friday my clients closed on a beautiful short sale. Unfortunately changing the locks was not at the top of their list since they were not moving in right away.

I always advise my clients to change the locks after closing because you never know who has a key. In the case of these buyer's the previous owners son still had a key and was unaware that the property had been sold.

Thinking his parents still owned the home he decided to throw a huge house party, DJ and all. The neighbors called the police on the 30-40 party goers, but since the young man had a driver's license with that address the police did nothing.

The next day my clients received a phone call from the HOA president notifing them of the incident. It appeared the son didn't want his parents to find out about the party and the house was spotless. This situation could have turned out much differently.

This is a reminder to change your locks immediately after closing.