My builder sent me an email today, trying to get me to attend a closing three weeks before the date I am contracted for. The reason we pushed my closing out as far as we could is so my lease ends on my apartment two weeks after my first mortgage payment is due. If I have to move my closing up, that's going to be a $3,500 mortgage payment due three days before my last month ($2,500) of rent will be due. OUCH to my wallet.
I have emails and signed documents stating that my closing date is June 30. I have emailed the builder back and told them as much, and that they need to adjust their timeline accordingly. That should be all I need to do, and that should be the end of it, right?
Can a builder move up my closing date even when I am contracted for a specific date?
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Posted by FourEyesAndThighs
3 Comments
Does your contract say “on” or “on or before”?
The contract is the contract.
It’s surprising they set an exact date. Did they set the date when you signed the initial contract/before the house started construction? Our contract sets the closing in relation to when the house is finished (closing within 5 days of receiving certificate of occupancy).