I had an adendum to my rental agreement allowing me to have this dog in the unit. My landlord has called sceaming obscenities at me on my answering machine. I was afraid to answer his call or the door when he pounded on it. This all started when the water heater broke and then within 2 weeks the furnace broke. He is upset because he had to replace them and because I wouldn't lie to the guy from the gas company. He called them and told them that I smelled gas--I didn't, the unit just wasn't putting out hot air. The gas company red-tagged the unit and all hell broke lose. He started to blame my dog for the failure of both the water heater and the funace. This was when he began threatening my dog and my belongings. I had always paid rent on time and been a good tennant. I made improvements to the property and never asked for reimbursement. I was seriosly frightened and I called the police, they said they couldn't do anything to help. Is this true? If so, why?
2006-06-11 14:37:21 · 7 answers · asked by dracomullet 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I was concerned with the wellbeing of my property, primarily my dog. I had to go to work the next day and I had no solutions. I gave my dog to my neighbors to watch to insure his wellbeing. There was nothing to stop him from going in and putting my dog out the front door (not a real guardian, sweetheart of a dog), then he could steal anything he wanted and say-- It wasn't me! I just wanted the police to tell him he couldn't do that. They said it was a civil matter. There was nothing civl about it and I wasn't attached to this man in any civil way. If he threatened to rob my business that I leased space from him for, would that be civil?
2006-06-11 19:05:01 · update #1
You can take him to civil court, or you can just move out. If he is screaming obscenities at you and you keep the tapes and they still won't talk to him for threatening you. Talk to an attorney. I can't believe that you have to put up with living in fear.
He can't just stomp on in and throw your dog out in the street. You have an addendum that he already agreed to. So long as you have that, you can sue him cross eyed. It isn't legal to harass you constantly either. Unforatunately, it means you may have to take him to civil court or get a protection order against him. Me? I would move, and if I couldn't move, I would sue. I've done it before and Mr loudmouth became pretty timid after that.
Keep a journal of what he does with dates and times and don't erase his recordings on your answering machine. Start calling civil attorney's and ask them if they charge for initial consultation. Find one that doesn't and tell him what is going on. Good luck to you. Let me know if I can look something up for you.
2006-06-11 15:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by thewildeman2 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Someone leasing or renting space from a landlord for all intentional purposes owns that space until the renter is evicted or abandons the rental space. Think of your rental space as your home on it's own piece of land. Landlords have very little rights to that leased/rented property once it is being rented or leased. Landlords may not enter without consent of the renter, landlords cannot give others consent to enter, it is the renters home/space. Usually a threat towards life or property is a good Aggravated Harassment charge and the police should take your report no questions asked. Try calling at a different time or file your paperwork at the county sheriff or state trooper level letting them know the local police will not honor your complaint.
2006-06-12 01:44:05 · answer #2 · answered by okchico 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he can not enter the unit when you're not there especially without your permission and throw the dogs out. If he does he'll be in serious breach of the agreement and he will also be liable for whatever happens to your dogs.
Also if he attempts to evict you u can always take him to civil court for wrongful eviction, he has to have some legal ground before he can evict you. As long as he hasn't threaten to use physical force of cause physical harm to you or the dogs then there is no criminal conduct and the police may have rightfully declined to act. However if he continues to call and leave messages and pound on your door, you may be able to file an action in civil court for harassment and nuisance against him.
2006-06-11 15:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by wizekid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is just releasing TENSION AND STRESS. He can't just walk into your hse without your permission. No doubt he is the rightful owner but he has rented the unit to you. Which means you are the rightful owner (pls check your tenancy agreement) till your tenancy expires. Till then the landlord could go into his house only with your permission, you can sue him for tresspassing without permission, stealing your belongings, stress and etc......
Unless you are a bad pay master, then he has some rights to go into your hse after he getting his lawyer's consent.
2006-06-11 15:04:58 · answer #4 · answered by Ynot78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could seek a protection order against that individual.
2006-06-11 14:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by ½«gumwrapper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he must have a court order and the police must be present or you can have them arrested for entering unless its an emergency
2006-06-11 14:44:32 · answer #6 · answered by led65 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I believe he can enter because he owns the place.
2006-06-11 15:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋