Read your lease thoroughly. Usually each state has a standard format. Almost all states provide for the landlord being able to enter your apartment. In every lease there should be a mention of how much notice the landlord must give the tenant prior to entering the apartment.
Yes, a landlord can enter a tenants bedroom without permission during an inspection. However, in most lease contracts, they have to give the renter a 24-hour notice for inspection.
No, in order to enter the tenant's property for whatever reason, the landlord must give prior written notice; usually seven days.
No, a landlord may not enter your unit without reasonable notice (usually 24-48 hours) unless there is an emergency inside the unit.Emergencies are:Flooding, broken pipes.Fire, smoking coming out of the unit.
Yes it is normal for a landlord to have a spare set of keys. However the landlord can not enter the property without the tenant's permission, or serving notice to the tenant of a requirement for access.
Most laws state that you cannot change a lock without the landlord's permisson, and he will generally require a copy of the key, in this case, defeating the whole purpose. If you catch your landlord in your house without permission he is guilty of burglary just as anyone else would even if he had a key but not your permission to enter the unit or property.
A landlord can only go onto property unannounced to handle an emergency. In Pennsylvania, a landlord needs to give the tenant 24 hours notice to enter a property
No, not always. In cases of emergency (fire, major water leak), they may enter without delay. More generally, however, the landlord is required to give notice, e.g. 24 hours, and to enter during "normal business hours", e.g. 8AM-5PM. They would need permission otherwise but a tenant can't refuse a justifiable entry such as coming in for scheduled maintenance or showing the apartment when the tenant is leaving or being evicted.
If it was so cold outside that he thought the pipes might freeze, and he could not possibly find the tenant to have her grant access, then, yes, he could enter to prevent the pipes from freezing. Otherwise, he must have her permission. And, the pipes ain't gonna freeze in October.
He can't enter the apartment without permission. Once the tenant lets him in the apartment, I suppose he can go into any room, without asking. Surely the tenants have the right to tell him not to go into certain room. This might be a question of whether they did.
no he has to first get your written permission to enter your home and he cant remove anything
Probably. A landlord has no right to enter without the tenant's permission, and being in the unit without the tenant present - even with the tenant's permission - is usually a bad idea. Therefore, if only the tenant has a key, the landlord is actually protecting himself from some liability. If the tenant changes the locks, he should save the original lockset, and put it back when he leaves.
No he is not allowed to enter your home without your permission (given that you are paying rent and have a contract). Unless he suspects something to be wrong. Like a fire, water leak and stuff of that nature (that can damage the property). Even if the landlord is entering to fix something that you have reported to be broken he has to set a date with you or give you notice for the day of the repair.