We rent a house in the country. The landlord's cousins have been driving into our yard to access a woods behind our house. The woods are not their property nor the landlord's. They have chewed up our yard by getting stuck in it and having to be pulled out. They said they would come fix it. 30 foot ruts. They haven't yet, been a couple days. We ask the guys what they are doing, they tell us. Then the next day, landlord comes over, says the guys have her permission to be back there whenever. We don't want them driving thru our yard and tearing it up. We don't like them just showing up whenever and coming thru our yard. Does the landlord have to give us notice when they are coming? We have a signed lease, of course. Can we get these guys to quit coming thru our yard? There is no other way to get to the woods, and all that's back there is junk they are stealing. What can we do?
2007-01-06 02:47:13 · 6 answers · asked by Emmy F 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
We live in the state of Maryland. My main concern is because they are driving right near our house and we have little kids that play in the yard. Plus, they are tearing up the yard and making it look like crap.
Can she *really* let these people onto our property since the reason why they are driving across has nothing to do with them, us, or the landlord? they are stealing junk stuff to recycle out of a neighbors yard.......
2007-01-06 03:26:38 · update #1
The landlord has no legal right to authorize them to drive on the property you are renting. You have la ease and are renting the house and property, not a box (house) in the middle of a field.
In Legal terms the landlord has the right to enter to inspect or carry out repairs of the property with the proper notice, which varies from state to state, but she can't legally authorize or permit her relatives to drive on the property for any reason.
Under law you have the right to care and control of the property , and to ""private enjoyment and use" of your leased space.
Your lease has been violated by your landlord, and you can recover punative damages in civil court.
I recommend that you try to reach an understanding with your landlord though, unless you are prepared to move out before you sue.
2007-01-06 02:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by Boston Bluefish 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
This is a very sticky legal situation, not knowing what state, but in any case the sanctity of your "home" is not being violated by the landlord so it appears no landlord tenent statutes are being violated BUT, you rented the property with the reasonable expectation of external esthetic value SO... take pictures, after they are done messing around if the landlady does not fix the yard you have a right to pay a landscaping firm to do so AFTER you notify her in writing you are going to do so, then deduct that amount from the rent. The landlady has a right to allow her "agents" to pass across the property.
2007-01-06 11:19:37 · answer #2 · answered by Gunny T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photograph everything! Video tape them taking the property that you think they are stealing. Report it to the police! And as far as I know, landlords are suppose to give written warning that they will be coming over. However, since this is not entering your house, I'm not sure it applies. I do think that you should consider moving. When landlords behave like this, then they really don't care much about their tennants!
2007-01-06 10:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by †♥mslamom♥† 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact a lawyer, but be warned after taking action it may cause hard feelings between the landlord and yourself. In other words be prepared to move.
2007-01-06 10:53:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have a lease, so you have rights, call you sheriff and talk to
him, if you don't like that idea get you a lawyer. As long as you
are paying the rent, it is your property.
2007-01-06 10:54:03 · answer #5 · answered by skw60 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your landlord's cousins ever got stuck in your yard - youuuuu might be a redneck!
2007-01-06 10:50:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋