landlords showing up unannounced?

Question

Iam renting a 3 bedroom in orangecounty pay alot for rent etc etc....So anyway a little whille when i was serving dinner i look up and the lanlord is in the back yard scared the **** out of me.My husband took the car so it looked like no one was home .Can they do that with out knocking or calling.Oh ya the wife picked the fruit and they left .Last week the son did that too!They do the yard though but i think that is wrong me and hubby can be naked you know! thanks who ever answers this.

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Answer 1

You would have to check lease and local laws but I believe as long as he does not enter the house then he can check on property as he wishes. I would check on my property as much as I could.

Answer 2

California Residential Landlord/Tenant Law

The landlord may enter the tenant’s premises only for specific reasons, during normal business hours and only after the tenant has been given at least 24 hour advance notice of the landlord’s intent to enter the dwelling {Civil Code Sec. 1954}. The only reasons a landlord may enter the dwelling are; 1. In an emergency, 2. To make necessary repairs, 3. To make agreed repairs, 4. To show the rental to prospective tenants, mortgagees or purchasers, 5. When the tenant has abandoned or vacated the premises or 6. Pursuant to court order.

[I don't believe there is any mention of needing advanced notice to being on the OUTSIDE (i.e., in the yard) however.]

Answer 3

They cannot enter the building you rent from them without making an appointment with you. The only exception would be for emergency purposes. Example: A fire alarm, broken water line, etc. As far as the yard goes, since they take care of the yard work, you should be prepared to expect them to show up in the yard anytime during the day yard work could be done legally in your area.

Answer 4

By LAW a landlord is not allowed to enter your home unannounced or when you are not present, unless it is an emergency. However, I don't know if that applies to the yard. Seems to me you're paying high rent so that should include the yard and fruit as well. Call your city or county government offices and ask them...then present your findings to the landlord and let him know YOU have rights as a tennant and will call him IF and WHEN he is needed to repair anything

Answer 5

OMG!!! I had the same exact problem! My landlord would show up unannounced and come and pick peaches and cherries from the trees in our backyard also! Sometimes, she would even bring some friends and relatives over to pick fruit- No phone call, no knock, nothing... And than they would just leave. That is so rude! I think they should be allowed to call. You PAY rent for that house (it's not like it's free), so you are entitled to privacy!

Answer 6

No, they can't. Check your lease and local renter's laws. There is a "right to enter" clause that says that, except for an emergency, the landlord cannot enter the property that you have rented without giving 24 hours notice and, even then, only during business hours. Even if he maintains the yard, that needs to be done between 9 and 5 and I assume that you are also renting the lawn are along with the apartment. I think he's wrong and maybe doesn't realize it.

Answer 7

ask the local sherrif or the prosecutor the rules for renters and so on in ohio they cant come unless they give two weeks warning to fix things and also if theres an emergency repair they can come inside 24 hours but thwey should call as a courtesy also if you have the downstairs apt that lawn tasks should be yours but if your not cleaning and mowing the yard then you have no claim to the fruit or ni real right to use the yard ask the building code enforcement office also

Answer 8

You need to check your lease and check with the city.Check with landlord and Tenant relations .By you paying rent they shouldn't be able to just meander about your yard.The yard is part of your house they need prior permission from you to enter the property.If you take care of the yard then they are trespassing.Next time sic the dogs on them or come out with you 12 gauge Mossberg defender rack a round into the chamber,they'll think twice about doing it again

Answer 9

So the landlord maintains the yard on a regular basis, if so I think he/she is fine for coming over. If they don't maintain the yard (moving etc.) on a regular basis they should really call first before they show up. I am a landlord and I always call before I come over.... sometimes I get the answering machine but that is o.k. Who knows maybe he/she are looking for a free show with you and your hubby too!!!!!

Answer 10

Read your rental agreement. Ask them to please knock before they go into the yard next time. Tell them that you were frightened when you noticed someone in the yard one evening and were about to call the police because you thought that it was an intruder or peeping tom.

My husband goes over to our rentals (we have no fruit there) and checks from time to time -- the tenants want him there. Sometimes they will call to ask him to come over usually to repair something: we have good tenants who keep an eye on the place for us. There is nothing in the lease about the yard, but they have fixed & maintained it because they like to enjoy it.

Request that they give you prior notice if they plan to come over.

Answer 11

Hey there, OC resident as well.
I am not sure about the law on surrounding areas, BUT I DO know, that they can't come in the house unannounced unless it's an emergency i.e, house burning down. Are they just tidying up the area outside? I know soem landlords (expecially private or individual ones) will sometimes take care of duties on their own to cut costs down. Hope that helps!