Entering without Prior Notice: Can my Landlord Do This?

Your state laws has a major say in this. For instance, other states may say that a landlor may enter your apartment without permission but in NH, a landlord cannot enter your apartment without your permission. So even if it’s an emergency, your landlord still cannot enter your apartment. So it’s best to check with your state first before thinking anything negative against your landlord.

I had the same problem but it was resolved when I approached my landlord. If it wasn’t him, somebody else could have been entering the apartment. Either way, it will create a negative image on the apartment management. If it’s another person then that means the security isn’t doing its job right. I live in one of those more expensive apartments so I would expect only the best security and services.

Thank you for sharing. This is really informative and I learned a lot. In my case, the landlord has no chance of snooping around because I’m always at home. I work from home? But reading this, I suddenly realized that what if my landlord didn’t know I was at home and went in? That would have been really creepy.

Granted that the landlord can legally enter my apartment without my permission, then that shoud just be to inspect on the utilities, right? A past landlord opened my lingerie and I don’t think that’s still within the scope of his inspection. After my lease ended, I immediately looked for another place to live. I don’t want to be constantly under the scrutiny of a landlord.

Hmmm.. Changing the locks may not be a great idea especially if your state’s RHA has it it’s against the law to change your locks without the landlord’s permission.. But if you get the police involved, then you may be granted the permission to change the locks.

That’s why I would prefer to rent homes. Apart from the fact that my landlord may just come barging in, there are also neighbors who could find a way into my apartment. Well, IF my landlord is entering the house which we rent, at least I would only have to worry about one person. Anyway, I made sure that the landlord agrees that we change our locks when we moved in. It’s legal here and my landlord was informed.

I am a landlord and sometimes I really had to enter my tenant’s apartment but that was only during an emergency. I had a tenant who was diabetic and one day, her sister called me and asked if I could check my tenant. So I did and thankfully I did. I found out that my tenant was already in a diabetic coma and if i didn’t get that call and if i didn’t enter the apartment, she wouldn’t have survived.

I like to be a landlord that impresses my tenants that’s why I make it a point to inform them that they are the only ones that have keys to their apartments. But together with that, I also tell them that in case of an emergency, I might need to break in through the window. I cannot sacrifice the welfare of my tenants especially if the emergency is fire. If this helps, I would suggest that you discuss the possibility of changing the locks with your tenants so you have enough options.

Whenever I leave the house, I always make sure to leave something in a certain way so that when I return and it no longer looks right, I’d know if someone has been inside my apartment without my permission. I also have a dog always (yeah, I pay pet fees) so no one would dare enter without my permission. Truly, a dog is a man’s best friend.

Always read the lease agreement and get yourself familiarized with your state laws. Those are the only way that you can be informed.