Hi all,
Just read a few posts where people are saying the the landlord/maintenance people/ etc. MUST give 24- hr notice before entering your apartment, except for emergency.
I have just read a few states' guidelines, and it appears that it varies widely from state-to-state.
For instance, IL. says no notice,(aside from knocking and announcing) just whatever is 'reasonable' hours and visits. I.E., no visits for inspection during middle of normal sleep hours, no 27 visits a day, things like that.
Some states give tenant right to written notice, or any notice, a lot don't.
So, am I wrong? Where are all the tenants rights arguments coming from? can someone cite a nat'l law that is unknown to me? I thought it all went state-by-state, with the feds saying "right and reasonable access for landlords/owners" and the states figuring out what that is.
I always figured to play it safe- no landlord in apartment since I moved in, and I am still careful, as you never know.
Because , lets face it, if a landlord ever discovers weed growing, and calls cops, you're busted, whether he had right to 'accidentally' break lock on cabinet to get at weed or not. |