Hello to everyone in Belgium!
I live in Brussels with my husband. We have a flat rented for 1 year. Our landlord wants to sell this flat. Fine by us. She wanted to come and take pictures of the flat to put on immoweb. My husband and I said ok and cleaned the house the best we could.
When she came she became angry that we had not opened all the curtains of all the windows. She said,'How am I supposed to make any photos with all the curtains still drawn?'
Which is weird because she wanted to come in the late evening even. Anyone who is in Brussels right now knows that there is no bright sun after 6.
The landlord became angry and she said that she doesn't have time to open the curtains and they should have been open when she arrived. She also complained that the beds were not 'made'. The beds were made but not to her satisfaction. She complained that there were still blankets on the bed.
We still have a few months to go. Can someone tell me is this behaviour normal? How is it a reasonable expectation that we should have all the curtains open while waiting for her as she is not even someone punctual?
She was very aggressive and rude. After she left she literally sent very very long sms(s) to my husband claiming how cheap we got this apartment for (900 Euros is not cheap for a 2 bedroom) and that no one forced us to sign the lease. When she was leaving the apartment yesterday I asked her if she got the pics, that's when she was rudely saying all the things mentioned above.
I am very confused. Her behaviour is very strange. The first day she met my husband she went on and on about how she is happy to be divorced and now she can sell this house and how her son committed suicide. For the latter, I feel sorry for her.
What is acceptable in Brussels? I don't mind that she drops by now and then, with or without new people who may want to buy this house. But her attitude is something I'd not consider normal. Please help me.
She wants the house to look squeaky clean like no one is living there ... except we are living here 
Her attitude sounds borderline like harassment. Keep in mind Belgium is very pro tenant when it comes to the law, especially if she is somehow trying to drive you out of there with her behavior. She doesn't have the right to comment or enforce housekeeping standards. Even if she sells the place, the new owner must respect your contract until it lapses. Depending on how long you have left there, you might need to sit down with her and have a calm discussion about the situation and remind her of the facts at hand.
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