August 11, 2025 at 4:23 pm

Man Refused To Give In To The Homebuyers’ Demands And Leave His Planters For Them, So They Called Him A Selfish Jerk

by Heide Lazaro

House with a beautiful front lawn

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Moving into a new home should be an exciting and fresh start, but selling your home can be stressful.

Imagine selling your home and the buyers stop by unannounced! First of all, they’re not supposed to do that, but would you listen to their requests or tell them to talk to their real estate agent?

This man bought a new house and was selling his current property.

The buyers of his house showed up with unexpected demands.

Read the full story below to see how their unexpected visit went.

AITA for not leaving my planters or landscaping my lawn when I move?

I’m moving soon. I bought a house and I can’t wait!

Recently, the people who bought my current house stopped over, which I always thought was a no-no unless you are selling to people you actually know.

Which is not the case.

The buyer of his house made a few requests.

The reason for their visit was because they want me to leave my lawn decorations, including my planters.

They also want me to landscape the lawn for them.

They said they saw pictures of the lawn last year, and that was one of the selling points. They want me to do this at no extra cost to them.

This man refused.

I told them no and that the planters were very expensive.

The cost to buy the plants and do the work was more than I wanted to take on when I have a new lawn.

They said that they may need to back out of the sale if that’s the case.

He learned a few things about real estate, so he knew he could sue them.

Here’s the thing. I know a few things about real estate.

My mother and her husband work in real estate, and so I have picked up on a few things.

Both houses are under contract, and if they were to try and pull out of the sale, then I can exercise a no-cancellation clause. I could either sue them or force the sale of the house on them.

The buyers called him a jerk when he told them his plan.

I told them this as well.

I also told them it’s a small lawn, and between the two of them, it wouldn’t take long to do, and they can add their own touches.

They called me a jerk.

Now, he’s wondering if he should just give it to their request.

One of my neighbors told me I should just do it to leave the house on a good note.

I told them I’m already leaving on a good note because I’m scrubbing all the rugs, washing the windows, and painting and fixing holes, aside from just the general deep cleaning.

So AITA for not leaving my planters and landscaping when I move?

The buyers never should’ve stopped by. Their visit and request are both out of line.

Let’s see what others have to say about this on Reddit.

This person shares some useful advice.

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The buyers are ridiculous, says this person.

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Here’s another valid point from this user.

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People are telling him to talk to his realtor.

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Finally, this comment makes sense.

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Not all sales come with freebies.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.