you are fine. I am an officer in a suburb outside of Chicago. My only question is, when he came to see your house with a realtor, was he working or off duty? Perhaps he is actually interested in buying your house but wants to make sure that he isnt going to buy a rat infestation inside the walls that will lead to problems down the road.



As officers we sometimes prefer to live in the city we work in, so it may be legit that he is just doing his homework on some property he likes.



However if thats not the case, I think you did the right thing. Do not allow him to come in without a warrant. Especially knowing the animals are not illegal, if you are not breaking any laws, he has no reason to investigate or "check" on anything.



You mentioned he said "just making sure everything is ok"..... Honestly, sounds to me like he is actually interested in the house and is just doing some homework to see how things are caged to make sure he wont buy into a problem like I said before. That would be my honest guess. I know I would think twice about buying a house where rats were poorly housed, we all know what a pack of rats could do if they got inside the walls. I think you're fine

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