LANDLORD TRESPASSING ON OUR LEASED CAMPING SPOT

hmmm…

I don’t get stumped too often, but this is one of those landlord tenant situations where the laws don’t really work for the landlord or the tenant.

Since you lease the land from the landlord and are running it as a business, you would be considered the landlord. Thus, responsible for landlord laws. However, to be frank, recreational tenancies have very few regulations. Your campers are not really entitled to the same laws as wold be someone that was living there as there primary home. (Unless, the campers are claiming there campers as there primary home??)

Landlord laws do allow landlords to visit the property (Outside) without any special notice. The entry law specifically applies to living space. So, if the landlord is coming around and NOT entering actual camp trailers, then he really hasn’t violated any rent laws.

It really sounds like your landlord is well aware of what he can and can’t do and walks the rent law tight rope. Ethically, he should not be using the campers tables or chairs, but legally doesn’t necessarily make it a crime.

At this point, you will want to use some strong legal movement to stop the problem. You can either file a complaint through the RPA or get an attorney to draft up a letter that tells him to immediately stop and desist impeding on campers right to enjoyment. Really, you are just using a scare tactic to straighten out your landlords actions/ attitude… but probably the only real option you have.

Tells us what you decided to do.

After 15 years of seasonal camping in one location, my relatives are being evicted. About 4 years ago, the original owner turned this private campground over to his two sons. Since then, campers have been subjected to verbal bullying and harassment (including shouting, swearing and evictions for no reason other than the new owners dislike him/her, have personal conflicts with them, etc.) When campers have complained, they’ve been told “If you don’t like it, leave”. Since people are intimidated and believe the owners have the right to do this, they just pack up and leave.

Now, my relatives are being told they will no longer be allowed to camp there and are banned from the campground due to “personal conflict of interest”. My family owns a local restaurant; the girlfriend of one of these new owners worked there for several years but had to be terminated due to continued dissatisfaction of service even after interventions. The new owner specifically said this was the “conflict of interest” upon telling them they were being kicked out of the campground.

Of course, we are now concerned that they will come after us next by association just because we are related. (Yes, they are that irrational and childish.)

Can they do this to people? What rights do the campers have in regards to this kind of treatment and/or potential evictions?