Can a landlord enter without permission?
if you're renting an individual room and not the entire premises, the landlord has the legal right to enter the premises whenever he wants...however, he's NOT allowed to enter the individual room in which you are renting without giving advance written notice... also, since he's just giving you permission to use the rest of the house, he therefore also has the right to complain about dishes being left in the sink, furniture being re-arranged, or anything else he wants to complain about, as that is not being rented by you... in any event, i can understand and can empathize with how you feel...however, the only way to solve it to your satisfaction would be to move out once your lease expires, and rent an entire apartment/flat/house with your roommates....as that way, the landlord WOULD be required to give you advance written notice prior to entering the premises, and he would not be allowed to complain about such seemingly petty issues.
If I go out, my landlord will go in my room without permission and go through my things. I put a lock on my door, now she's asking for a key? What are my tenants rights?This reminds me of when I was in college in 1971–2.When I was in my first year of college, a bunch of us were sharing rooms in so-called “approved” off-campus housing (AKA firetrap) in Towson. There simply wasn’t enough housing for all of the students who wanted it, and were desperate. The stars were so narrow, that you could have almost become intimate passing a housemate on the stairs.My roommate and I had to complain about the heat several times to our landlady before she turned on the steam radiator in our room. She said that wshe thought we didn’t want any heat because the window was open. We finally had to use a hammer to get the window unstuck—and no we d idn’t break it. Finally, our landlady had no more excuse for turning us blue.Then one day, one of the young women said, “Mrs. B. is snooping through the drawers when she cleans.” Another one said, “I know how to fix that!”She started a fake diary, and put it in one of her drawers. In one entry, she added that our landlady was snooping every time that she cleaned. The snooping became a thing of the past.Hopefully, there is at least a county Landlord-Tenant Commission. At least now, you can look these things up on the Internet. We didn’t have any recourse that we know of in the early 1970’s. I urge you to look up this information ASAP. I think in my county, they even have some people who will help if mediation is required. So look up your rights immediately. A shared house is a different situation, and can be more difficult that if you are only renting a room. But as a tenant, you have some rights. too.This also assumes that you are doing nothing illegal yourself. Good luck, and before she asks again for that key, DO YOUR RESEARCH!!
It’s complicated. Generally, they can’t - they need to notify you that they are coming and give ‘reasonable’ notice. If you just don’t respond, they can assume you have accepted their notice that they are coming, and even let themselves in if needed - many tenants are OK with this.However, you could refuse them permission to enter, as you have a right of quiet enjoyment. Best to do this in advance, and ideally agree with them a better time, so they do not waste their time (and potentially charge you if they are paying callout fees for whatever it is).The need to ask permission and give notice is overridden in an emergency. This is not clearly defined, but it’s going to be things like the smell of gas, a water leak, a known electrical problem or something you have done that creates a fire hazard, like blocking exits.They do not have automatic right to access for non-emergency items like inventory checks.There is also the fuzzy area around required safety checks, like the annual gas safety check. The landlord HAS to ensure this is done, although it is not an emergency. If you repeatedly postpone or don’t allow the contractor in, they may use the power of emergency access to ensure the building is safe.It’s normally a good idea to try and co-operate. If you think the landlord is making unnecessary or spurious visits, ask them why they are doing it. They may be nervous about damage to the property, or have had complaints from neighbours and are trying to find out if they are substantiated. They may be concerned that you are breaking the terms of your lease, such as keeping pets. If you can find what the real concerns are, hopefully you can demonstrate you are a good tenant and they won’t need to visit so often.If it’s a landlords agent, they may be charging the landlord per visit. If you can, contact the landlord and find out if they think the visits are necessary.Generally, landlords do not want the time and cost of unnecessary visits. Most will not be doing it for ‘fun’.
Can a landlord move your personal belongings without permission?
I rent an apartment in Iowa and my landlord left a note on everyones door stating that they would be entering within one to two days to check smoke detectors and change filters in each apartment. 3 days after I received the notice, My boyfriend placed his shoes on my doormat outside of the door before entering the apartment and must have left them there. When I came home from work, the shoes were inside my apartment. They also went onto my balcony and brought in the bag of trash that I placed there before I went to work, so my boyfriend could remove it when he came home(I am almost 4 months pregnant). They left me a note saying CANNOT LEAVE SHOES IN HALLWAY AND CANNOT HAVE TRASH ON BALCONY. I don't have a problem with them leaving me a note about it, but is it legal for them to touch any of my property without my permission?? Also they didn't enter my apartment in the timeframe that they mentioned on the original note, is that legal?
Can my landlord access my shed without permission?
(I'm in the UK) We have a shed (outhouse maybe a better word) - which is brick-built, shares one of the walls with the kitchen, and has a power socket inside connected to our electricity. It is only accessible from an outside door, facing into our back yard. Our back yard is only accessible through a locked gate. When we moved in, there was no gate to the back yard. Now there is, and we don't have a key to it (I'm pretty sure that constitutes a fire hazard, the 'gate' is a wooden door surrounded by 8ft high brick walls) Our shed is full of our landlords junk. Which we were fine with, because really we don't need it, and didn't mind if he was just storing tools/equipment he might need in the future. But now, the landlord has started letting himself into our backyard, and moving things around in the shed, putting things in there, taking things away, storing bricks / tools in our back yard. He does all this without our permission or knowledge - sometimes I just go out there in an afternoon and everythings moved around. This ticked me off. I have some stuff that I wanted to keep in storage, and there's no where in the house. So I went out there and put it in the shed. I went outside a day later, and all the stuff was in a neat pile next to the back door of my kitchen. In a sort of 'this doesnt belong in the shed' manner. So I put it back in the shed. Again, a day later, it was piled at my door again. This has happened 3 times now. The landlord is clearly being an asshole, and I'm going to confront him about it. There is nothing written in my tenancy agreement that says he can have access to the backyard. The only statement about access, is the general 24 hours notice given before he enters the property - which is law. Can he just use my shed like that without permission? Is an outhouse 'entering the property' Does he have any right to move my stuff out of there every morning?
I moved my boyfriend into my rental without permission from my landlord - what kind of trouble can I get in?
When I got my new rental house and signed the lease, I had every intention of living in the house alone. I signed a one year lease for single occupancy. The next month, my boyfriend started staying with me. He's lived in the house with me ever since. I never told my landlord, for the following reasons: 1) My boyfriend owns his own home. He is only living with me because he co-owns that home with undesirable people and staying with me is better for his sanity and our happiness. My boyfriend receives his mail at the home he owns, not at the rental. 2) I still pay for everything at the rental on my own. My boyfriend pays his mortgage and house utilities, so I can't very well expect him to split mine as well. I basically couldn't understand why it would be an issue to have my boyfriend living with me, which is why I didn't tell the landlord. And despite the fact that my boyfriend puts his head to the pillow in my rental every night, I never considered him technically living here. What are the possible issues my landlord could have with this? If my landlord confronts me, how should I deal with the matter? I am a very responsible renter - I love the house and take great care of it, I am quiet, and I have a good relationship with the neighbors. So despite my secrecy, I don't feel like I deserve eviction or a lecture.
Can a landlord enter my place without my permission or notice just because he/she wants to see the property?First, there’s a problem with the question. The landlord already has seen your property. He/she knows what it looks like. The landlord likely is entering for some other reason: to inspect it, to show it to a potential buyer or renter, or to accompany someone making repairs.It’s important to know because that situation may be covered in your lease.And that’s where we look next: At your lease. If the lease says (as many do) that some form of notice (often 24 hours) must be given except in cases of emergency, then the landlord is required to give 24 hours’ notice. Except, again, if it’s an emergency. (Just “seeing the property” would not constitute an emergency.)However, what if the lease doesn’t address that subject at all? I’m not a lawyer, so this isn’t legal advice, but the lease in that case would allow the landlord to enter without notice. On the other hand, depending on where you live, there may be a law specifying what sort of notice must be given. That’s not the case in all jurisdictions, though. For that reason, the answer depends not only on what your lease says (or doesn’t say) but also where you live.Note that if the landlord is conducting an inspection, there may be a separate provision in your lease regarding inspections. For example, your lease might say that the landlord has the right to inspect the property on the first of every month. In that case, you not only have been given notice, but also (by signing the lease) you’ve agreed to that. Similarly, there may be a lease provision allowing the landlord or his/her representatives to show the place to prospective tenants. Again, we come back to the terms and conditions of your lease.So: Where does that leave us? To oversimplify somewhat, it’s the landlord’s property. He/she owns it. And he/she can do whatever he/she pleases, except it must be done within the boundaries of:The lease andAny applicable laws.
Someone moved into my apartment without permission or lease. What Can I do?
Unfortunately, you have to follow the eviction process just the same as you would for a legal tenant who stopped paying rent. You can also sue him in small claims / housing court for rent he owes (you determine a reasonable market rent and claim that amount). It can be very difficult and take a long time to collect though. If you need the apartment for yourself or need him out ASAP to start collecting legitimate rent, you might want to consider paying him to leave. As hard to hear and counter intuitive as that sounds, its definitely the easiest, quickest and believe it or not, often least costly way to deal with this situation, especially when you factor in months of lost income that you may have to deal with as you go though the court process. Rental Laws are always heavily in favor of the 'tenant', so it is illegal for you to change the locks, enter the property, remove any of his stuff without an eviction order. It's a horribly unfair situation and you have my sympathy. Here's a website that can help you out: http://www.rentlaw.com/floridarentlaw.htm I'm sorry you have to deal with that and I wish you luck.
Not while you are living there and paying rent, but if you are not paying rent and are in default, then per your lease or laws and ways or your local jurisdiction, at some point the place is back in the Landlord’s possession. If your stuff is still there it will either be moved and stored for a while, thrown out, or become the Landlord’s property.You might not be actively consenting to this at the time, but in fact you did consent to this when you signed the lease in this town and then chose not to pay rent or remove your belongings.(And if the first part of the first sentence above applies to you then the rest of this is not actually for you, just for tenants in general.)