Does a Landlord deserve right of entry?

Alright that is outrageously sickening...those would be complete psychos, why would i want to risk my work ethic, my business, and do such weird acts, you are completely right, an agreement ought to be in place, once violated, extreme measures should be executed.

 

Sometimes i feel that even though a request has been sent, some tenants are just....i can't find the right word but they take advantage of the situation and refuse entry...what action by the way can be taken in the event of such a situation?

 

It sounds like, for those in the US here, you need to read up on tenant law in your respective states. Even the most stringent laws I know of, in Massachusetts, allow a landlord to enter the tenant's premises without the tenant being there and generally "with adequate notice", a term that in Wisconsin is 12 hours.

When you are a tenant, you have to always remember that the place where you are living is not owned by you, and you must treat it as such.

As for the creepy landlord's above, those disgusting men violated the tenant's right to privacy and safety...those are criminal penalties and can easily be prosecuted as such...they fall outside of the landlord's rights.

 

Rightly said jondjacob, the part about a tenant treating the property with respect as it belongs to another, but in some tenant's heads that fact seems to fly out immediately they move in, they claim that is their place because they are paying rent so they can do as they please...such arrogance is totally uncalled for .

 

This site may come in handy. You can see state by state. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/tenants-rights-privacy-repairs-faq-29066.html This is important to know for landlords as well as tenants.

You're very right, jondjacob... checking your own state is what anyone will want to do because the state laws are different. No states as far as I know have no such laws where "Knock knock, open this door, I own the place" is allowed.

 

In Breaking Bad didn't Pinkman's landlord, the father of the girl he was banging just come in like that . LOL. But seriously I think if I were to sign a rental agreement I would make it clear only under extenuating circumstances where the building might be in danger should the landlord enter. If my dog is barking all day, annoying other neighbors and the landlord comes in I would be pissed. If smoke is coming or a gas smell than yea either the landlord or the firefighters will be kicking down the door anyway.

 

Yeah, I agree... it would have to be within reason. Dog barking would be a case of waiting for the owner to come home and then discuss it. I'd think all bets are off for any kind of human or property emergency like the ones you mentioned.

Some landlords think they can do inspections just by knocking on the door and announcing they're coming in... doesn't work that way.

 

A prospective tenant was telling me that, i can only repair the house before he enters and after he leaves, so my right of entry doesn't work when he is in the premises... his explanation is, i can bring in thugs or weird people into the property when he there, after that short conversation, the 'prospective' became 'unprospective'!

 

Kate, you are right, there are no states that allow unencumbered, immediate access to the premises. Ultimately, the laws might say "adequate time", but this isn't completely defined in the law, it might actually be in the precedent, or in past rulings to, so if hiring a lawyer is never a bad idea.

 

I really think that it's an invasion of privacy for anyone other than the occupant/occupants that has agreed to dwelling in a place of residency by contract to enter in to any house that by contract is leased or rented out to someone else. That's just not right in my opinion for that to take place by either private owned or government owned properties. people can get seriously injured or even worse fatally wounded because of not respecting someone's privacy.