Ok...here's the scoop. I'm ticked off at my Apartment Complex right now & don't know if I have legal standing on this or not.
Today I got a call while I was at work & I wasn't able to answer my phone. When I checked my phone, I had a voicemail from my landlord. It said "Michelle, just thought I'd let you know that we got the storage door that we ordered & maintance will be up there to install it. If you have questions, please call us". Ok, that's fine....but I didn't request a new storage door. So, I called her & she said the same thing as the voicemail. I asked her when he was going to do it & she said that he was actually in my apartment doing it as we spoke. I asked her why I needed a new door & she said that the hinge was broken (which I don't recall) on the storage door that is on my balcony.
So my question is do they have the right to come into my apartment when they feel it's necessary? In my lease it states "Resident agrees that the duly authorized agent, employee or representative shall be entitled to enter resident's dwelling unit for purposes of inspecting the conditions or making necessary or agree repairs during reasonable hours upon a 24 hour notice to resident. Provide however that the landloard shall have the right to enter swelling without prior notice to perform maintenance required by the resident or if landloard reasonably believes an emergency exists".
To me, it wasn't an emergency at all especially since I didn't know there was a problem. I was told that they had to give me 24 hours before they entered my apartment. This however isn't the first time they did this to me. It happened my very first night I stayed here. The painting lady came in while I was sleeping to paint the walls that needed touching up. This just makes me mad...IMO, they should have called me & asked me if it was ok for him to come into my apartment...plus give me 24 hours notice. I'm rather embarrassed about it since my place was a complete disaster area & I'm sure he thought I was the biggest slob.
I'm definitely going to have a talk with the landlord about this when I pay my rent on the 1st, but I didn't know if I had a legit reason to complain.
What do you think? Thanks in advance!
Today I got a call while I was at work & I wasn't able to answer my phone. When I checked my phone, I had a voicemail from my landlord. It said "Michelle, just thought I'd let you know that we got the storage door that we ordered & maintance will be up there to install it. If you have questions, please call us". Ok, that's fine....but I didn't request a new storage door. So, I called her & she said the same thing as the voicemail. I asked her when he was going to do it & she said that he was actually in my apartment doing it as we spoke. I asked her why I needed a new door & she said that the hinge was broken (which I don't recall) on the storage door that is on my balcony.
So my question is do they have the right to come into my apartment when they feel it's necessary? In my lease it states "Resident agrees that the duly authorized agent, employee or representative shall be entitled to enter resident's dwelling unit for purposes of inspecting the conditions or making necessary or agree repairs during reasonable hours upon a 24 hour notice to resident. Provide however that the landloard shall have the right to enter swelling without prior notice to perform maintenance required by the resident or if landloard reasonably believes an emergency exists".
To me, it wasn't an emergency at all especially since I didn't know there was a problem. I was told that they had to give me 24 hours before they entered my apartment. This however isn't the first time they did this to me. It happened my very first night I stayed here. The painting lady came in while I was sleeping to paint the walls that needed touching up. This just makes me mad...IMO, they should have called me & asked me if it was ok for him to come into my apartment...plus give me 24 hours notice. I'm rather embarrassed about it since my place was a complete disaster area & I'm sure he thought I was the biggest slob.
I'm definitely going to have a talk with the landlord about this when I pay my rent on the 1st, but I didn't know if I had a legit reason to complain.
What do you think? Thanks in advance!