22 Feb 2008 03:49:06 | dan the roommate man
In renting an apartment or a house you will lose some of your
privacy rights.
Anyone Home? Your landlord will be able to enter your home to
make repairs and in certain cases to make inspections. Your
lease should outline when and how your landlord will be able to
enter your apartment. If your lease does not specify this your
landlord may be able to enter without giving you advanced
notification.
Your lease should state:
WHEN: Your landlord should be able to enter only during
reasonable hours. 2:00 A.M. is not reasonable.
HOW: Generally he should give you 24 hour notice.
WHY: He must have a sound reason for entering your home such as
making a needed repair or to make a necessary inspections. A
valid inspection would be to check for leaks or ensuring that
his no-pet policy is being followed. Your landlord cannot enter
your apartment just to snoop around.
EMERGENCIES - In this case when life and property are at risk as
in the case of a fire or broken water pipe no notice is needed.
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