Home sellers postponed closing twice and then refused to leave after the sale. The new owners gave them one final deadline before calling the sheriff
After they finally agreed to move out, they found the sellers hosting a 'house-packing' party
A couple was left in limbo after the sellers of their new home postponed the closing date twice. On August 28, 2026, the buyer (u/lost-programmer-6768) recounted a 2005 incident when they bought their dream home closer to both families. At first, everything seemed perfect, but then the seller kept pushing the closing (the day ownership officially transfers) unnecessarily. In fact, after they finally agreed to move out, the couple found the sellers hosting a "house-packing" party behind their backs. Furious, the couple gave them an ultimatum: vacate the house or face the sheriff. What happened next had netizens cheering the couple's bold response.
A deal on hold
The couple's house, closer to their families, was built on an 8-acre plot of land. They bought the house in mid-February, and the offer was accepted in early March. In fact, the sellers had agreed to close the deal on June 1. However, in April, they postponed it to late June, so their child could finish school. The couple had already given notice to the landlord, declaring that they would vacate the house. But after the sellers’ decision, they extended their lease. "The landlord was happy to get another month of rent, so they agreed to let us vacate at the end of June," the author said.
However, as the closing approached, the sellers requested another extension of the closing date. They even asked to rent back the house from the new owners. "The realtor told me that this was common. So I asked what the normal rental fee was, and the realtor indicated that it was usually $100 per month plus paying the utilities," they said. Frustrated, the buyer sarcastically offered to rent it back for $300 per day (about $9,000 a month) plus utilities. The sellers rejected that idea and agreed to vacate the house on the closing date.
One last warning
On the closing day, the buyers wrapped up the procedure by 1 pm and reached their new house by 2 pm. But as they entered their house, they found the sellers hosting a house-packing party inside. Frustrated, the couple let their kids ruin their lawn, knowing how much the sellers loved it. Moreover, the buyer warned them to vacate the house by 5 pm or face interrogation in the sheriff’s office. The house was eventually vacated, except that the sellers left piles of trash bags and abandoned items scattered throughout the property. "Fortunately, we were anticipating having to clean before we moved in our stuff, so we were prepared with all the cleaning supplies," the author said.
The leaseback loophole
Although the buyer refused to rent the house to the seller, sometimes, after selling an asset, a person can lease it back from the new buyer. In terms of real estate, this is called a “seller leaseback." According to statistics cited by South Carolina Realtors, nearly 20% of sellers stay in the home beyond the agreed leaseback period. As the rule suggests, sellers have a maximum of 60 days to vacate the property when the buyer is purchasing it as a primary residence, according to Redfin.
'Entitled pricks do not get any leeway for anything'
Meanwhile, reacting to the Reddit story, u/mcflame13 commented, "I would have sued them for the damages their little party did to the property. They wanted to be entitled pricks. Then they will realize that entitled pricks do not get any leeway for anything." u/Marine__0311 said, "I was a realtor; that $100 a month is complete and utter bullshit. Good on you for not falling for it. And you need to report that. Ethics are taken very seriously by both the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and your state's Real Estate Commission."
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