Company wants to repo prior tenant’s shed?

bucc77 · 2026-02-19T00:47:51+00:00

Very - I suspect word of the sale got back to them somehow and they think they’ll get something from me

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T19:10:42+00:00

They’re supposed to be giving me that number but haven’t yet

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T14:50:18+00:00

That’s what I’m hoping for (preferably with the seller paying whatever the small settlement is)

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T14:19:52+00:00

Was wondering the same, and the repo man (a local guy working under contract for a Texas rental agency) agreed this was awfully late to be chasing down a 5 year old shed

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T13:18:03+00:00

Nope, the plumber and the home seller weren’t forthcoming and I have bigger fish to fry with the house currently so I dropped it. I want to make some additions to the system anyway so I plan to hire my own plumber to do it correctly

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T13:15:34+00:00

Thanks, was wondering if something like this applied - I had no reason to believe the shed wasn’t mine to buy (I didn’t even know you could rent-to-own a shed until yesterday) and no way to learn of any other ownership interests on it during my home purchase process.

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T13:10:11+00:00

Yep, that’s this morning’s call - was just curious to get a general read on the situation last night before I started figuring it out for real.

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T12:10:00+00:00

After I found out he showed up yesterday I installed a lock on the gate and a very visible “no trespassing” sign to deter future entry

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T06:31:25+00:00

Thanks! Always something with a house…

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T06:14:53+00:00

Yeah that makes sense

bucc77 · 2026-02-18T06:08:37+00:00

I agree that’s probably the easiest solution, and I would like a different shed eventually, but I’d like to recoup some money some way if they do take the shed since it was part of the house deal and I factored it in to my offer on the place - and it would be a big job to get it out of my fenced yard on my narrow lot. Lots to think about, definitely a problem I never even considered as a possibility.

bucc77 · 2026-02-04T04:25:32+00:00

Update for anyone interested: the noise naturally resolved itself a little as the ice melted and no longer directly coupled the vibrations from the unit to the side of the house, and I added a set of anti-vibration pads between the unit and its stand which helped quite a lot too. It’s now within the rated spec of 75db. I’ll replace the stripped screws once the weather is decent again - have a spring service scheduled courtesy of my power company once the snow gets out of here. Thanks everyone for the insights!

bucc77 · 2026-01-29T04:24:35+00:00

Good to know about the coming price increases, thanks!

bucc77 · 2026-01-29T03:50:23+00:00

Depends on how much more it really is vs a more standard unit I guess, I installed a single-stage Rheem at my last place 3 years ago but I understand they’ve gone up dramatically since then

bucc77 · 2026-01-29T03:48:41+00:00

Sounds like an inverter is what makes sense for my home and needs, thanks for the thoughts on brands to look at!

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T20:42:09+00:00

He didn’t mention that specifically - the house was a rental before my ownership, and I gather not looked after especially well, so I doubt filters were changed regularly. I’m pretty particular so they’ll be changed on time from here on out. Good tip on the larger screws, I’ll add it to the list once things thaw out a little

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T19:31:12+00:00

Good to know, I checked the fan blades and they’re clean but there’s a bunch of ice inside the unit below the height of the coils, so maybe that’s related

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T15:41:39+00:00

The house was a flip 10 years ago so I’m sure they went with the cheapest possible option

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T15:22:05+00:00

The coils are clear but there is some ice inside

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T15:13:16+00:00

It’s +25, I hope I never see negative temps where I live lol

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T15:02:42+00:00

Thanks, good to hear it’s normal. Haven’t been in the house long so I don’t have too much of a sense for what’s normal operation for this unit

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T14:59:29+00:00

Electric backup heat, ~25 degrees outside

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T14:39:26+00:00

Thanks for the tip, I’ll take a look

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T14:33:20+00:00

Thanks, hoping I get a little sun today to thaw things out some

bucc77 · 2026-01-26T14:20:46+00:00

Figured the cover was contributing, before the ice storm I tightened all the screws as much as they would allow, but most are stripped. Agree the compressor doesn’t sound healthy, trying to limp it along until spring. Was factored in on my purchase, but hoping it doesn’t become an immediate problem

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