The Path of 'Leased' Resistance

I would of told him to speak and get angry with the homeowner, not you. You had nothing to do with that situation. 

I would tell him that I was just the showing agent and he needed to contact the owner directly, while I was heading to my car (and safety!)

I would call the listing agent and let them know what happened.  They need to be aware of a potential personal safety issue and talk to the owner about whether having the property listed while the current tenant was in place was a good idea.

He needs to speak with the owner and get things settled as to what the owner intends -- and then depending on the laws in your state as to how much notice a tenant needs -- agents have to give that time to the tenant.

Wanda, Yes, I have been in that position.This is the reason that I make my own appointments. If the listing agent was on top of this, you would not have been in this embarrassing/dangerous situation...at least not without warning

 There are ways to handle tenent occupied properties. I just read in the MLS remarks " Please work with us on showing appointments. Renters prefer after 5pm and weekends"  I thought this was one way to alert the buyer's agent.

I would apologize to the tenant and advise him that I will be contacting the seller as soon as I finish up with my clients and get to the bottom of what I believe is a misunderstanding.  

Hello Wanda - a trip in the wayback machine lead me to finding this post.  Your cleverness in post titles was evident then as it is today.  As for the subject matter addressed - tenant encounters during real estate can be treacherous at times.   Proper communication and respect can definitely help but that's not always the case given the circumstances.  Sometimes it's best to simply "move on".  

Here's another comment on your first ever ActiveRain post.  The path of "leased" resistance - I probably would have said something along the lines of "That must be so frustrating! I'll let the listing agent know he needs to contact the owner and share your concerns" or some such stuff. I'd also probably let him know I didn't have the owner's number so couldn't contact him directly. What a mess!

Well you knew I just had to come back and read your very first post Wanda!  Your title was spot on - a professional from the git go.  Way better than my first one but that didn't stop me!!  I think mine was something like - Are you loving the media?   Still could say that to this day!  LOL

As for the jerk tenant.  I'd get out of there - as in pronto.  I did have a guy who wanted to rent a town home from me get very angry when I told him that a credit report etc was required.  I went to the door and walked out into the driveway hoping others were out an about.....didn't want to be stuck dealing with him getting stupid.

Hi Wanda- your first post was far superior to mine!!!!   We both began in 2008 and must admit that I spent a great deal of time lurking.