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I'm just curious what privacy rights a tenant has because my landlord did something that I feel was inappropriate.
He came to the house & rang the bell. I was in the shower so it took me awhile to answer the door & when I did there was noone there.
Then I heard my garage door opening (There's a combo pad outside that opens the door without the remote) so I went to the door that leads from the house to the garage & there he was.
He said he was just checking to see if my car was inside to see if I was home but I felt pretty violated. I have some expensive personal property in the garage. Also, I'm a recent widow living alone & had nightmares about strangers sneaking into the house after the incident.
Does a landlord have the right to enter a tenant's residence like this uninvited?
He does other things that I find intrusive also.
He knows that I've bought a house & will be moving out in a month or two so suddenly he wants to make all these improvements.
He always says I don't have to do anything to prepare but in reality I always end up in the middle, getting quotes from contractors, being present while they work, emptying closets, moving furniture etc while they do whatever he's hired them to do & usually they leave a big debris field behind that I am left to clean up.
I want to tell him "hey, as long as I'm paying rent here it's my place & you have no right to disrupt my life & my privacy this way".
Does he?..
To top it off his brother's been pestering me for months to rent a room to him. I have told him time & time again that I don't think it's a good idea & that I value my privacy but he just keeps asking. (I guess you can see now why I am buying my own place. I've lived here 16 years but since my husband died I'm getting pretty creeped out & upset by it all.
Google, "(your state) landlord tenant laws", You have every right to privacy and your LL certainly is violating that right. You'll find that unless in case of emergency, your LL under most state laws is generally required to give you at least 24 hours notice of entry for any reason. Hone up on the relevant laws and then indeed tell him, "hey, as long as I'm paying rent here it's my place & you have no right to disrupt my life & my privacy this way." Follow it up in writing and let him pound sand. He's doing it because you're allowing him to do it. Good luck!
Stop letting it happen. If a contractor shows up or he tells you he has hired someone to do work, just say "no". Write a letter, return receipt, that you are moving and all work is to stop until you have moved. He may well have the right to show the house for prospective tenants, but not do non emergency repairs.
Stop letting it happen.
landlord really thought you were not home and decided to let himself in via the garage door. He then lied when he saw you.
Hope you move very soon. In most states (if not all) landlord is require to give proper notice before inspecting or entering the home or before showing it to contractors. You don't have to approve, but you have to be notified. proper notice is usually 12-24 hrs but depends on state. Also certain general time frames occur for these visits/inpections, such as day time hours, but time can vary by state.
If landlord is entering without proper notice, or sending lookers/contractors without proper notice, you can notify landlord that per state law proper notice must be given. Because if you agree and consent to allow visits any time, proper notice does not have to be given . So let him know that the law says proper notice must be given and you do NOT consent to visits unless proper notice is given.
Hope you can move very soon.
..and about the weirdo brother? You should tell him the place will be vacant soon enough and he should ask his brother about renting the place himself!
Is it invasion of privacy when looking into the tenenants camp trailer on landlords property. Can they be watching through the whole night
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