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Can a landlord legally enter a tenants apartment without permission?
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∙ 12y ago
If there is an emergency, urgent situation, or the need to check on someone's welfare an officer may enter a residence without a warrant. However, for a routine search and seizure, a warrant needs to be acquired before entry can be made.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is not true a landlord can enter whenever he or she chooses. They may own the property, but they have entered into a contract (be it oral or written) when they allow a tenant to move in. The tenant has a reasonable expectation of privacy. If the landlord enters without reasonable notice and consent, they are guilty of trespassing - just as any other intruder. This expectation of privacy continues as long as the tenant lives there, until they voluntarily move or they are legally evicted. It does not end just because a rent payment may be late. There has to be a legal eviction, s posted notice and the time in the posted notice must have elapsed. Of course, if a landlord gives reasonable notice of the need to enter the premises for a legitimate reason, the tenant cannot unreasonably withhold consent. The tenant must work with the landlord in agreeing to a mutually acceptable time, etc.
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∙ 12y agoIn the U.K., barring emergency, a landlord is required to give a tenant 24hrs notice before entering a property. This includes cases of forced eviction.
Immediate emergency entry is permitted in cases such as flooding, leaks, etc. where either the tenant is not present or where the tenant may be unaware but it is effecting another property.
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