Can a manager and building owner come in a apartment without adult supervision?

Question

Our apartment was chosen for inspection, but before the manager and building owner came, my mother had to go change where the car was parked because of the street cleaner. She did not expect they would come because they did not specify a time. She left my 16 year old brother there so the house was not alone, so he greeted them and they told him because of a "rule" Ive never heard about, he had to step outside because he was a minor. They both went in without anyone else in the house and I just thought this was suspicious. Can they ask a minor to step outside the house? Can they go in our home without an adult or any permision of an adult?

Answer 1

Read the lease very carefully. There may a clause you overlooked. If you don't feel right about it, go ahead and call a real estate attorney.

Answer 2

This is weird. Depending on which state you live in, they may be able to enter the home with or without notice (most states give 48 hour notice). But they shouldn't ask anyone to leave their own home and your brother didn't have to leave. If they were worried about being in a home alone with a minor, they should have waited for your mother to return (especially if she was only gone for a minute)

Answer 3

First, you probably agreed to this in your lease. Second, it may indeed be perfectly legal in the state you live in. It is VERY unlikely that there is anything wrong with it, legally speaking. Most "inspections" take place WITHOUT the residents present.

Answer 4

First READ your lease to see if there is anything in it about inspections. Second, contact a lawyer. It may not be right, but it may be legal.

Answer 5

i'm with you, i do no longer understand in spite of the undeniable fact that it sounds somewhat unusual. Have a communication with somebody in a central authority enterprise that oversees renters. i do no longer understand the place you're yet around right here, it can be a city workplace, i think of they call it "The Housing Authority". stable success, and do verify it out. it will make you sense greater useful if no longer something...

Answer 6

Sounds suspicious. Consult an attorney.

Answer 7

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