NYC Apartment?

Question

I live in New York and rent an apartment here. Does anyone know if it's legal for my landlord to enter my apartment whenever he pleases without notifying me first? What are the rules around this?

Answer 1

I'm not positive specifically regarding NY, but generally they must give 24 hours notice unless it is an emergency. You should, however, check your lease to see if it gives details on this.

They cannot just enter your home whenever for whatever reason. As a leaser, certain property rights are transferred to you.

Answer 2

You should check the laws and regulations in your state regarding this matter.

I know in the state of Masschusetts landlords are allow to enter premises to make repairs, show the place to a perspective tenant, purchaser, mortgage/agenets. Most landlords should offer a notice ahead of time before entering.

I know my landlord calls me ahead of time to alert me when peple are coming over for things, and he's always on the premises while the work is being done.

This is New York State regulations pertaining to landlord entering permises:

Entry by Landlord
The landlord may only enter the apartment during reasonable daytime hours unless the tenant requests otherwise. However, the landlord has the right of immediate entry in the event of an emergency involving a risk of loss of life, serious bodily harm, or substantial damage to property.

http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/clahm/clahm-landlords.htm#Entry%20by%20Landlord

http://www.consumer.state.ny.us/clahm/clahm-landlords.htm

The link to Tenant Laws

Answer 3

Define "whenever he pleases".

Is he coming in to watch the ball game on your plasma tv or to fix something?

In NYC, your landlord has the right to enter to "provide necessary or agreed upon repairs or services". if you don't want the landlord coming in without prior notice, you need to tell him in writing to stop. Make sure you didn't consent in advance to his actions (no notice needed for ordinary maintenance) somewhere in your lease. Some buildings do squeeze that clause into their leases in order to avoid scheduling problems with hundreds of tenants in a building.

If he is making up trivial things to check on or to fix on a daily or weekly basis, then you need to put a stop to it by filing a complaint.

If your landlord is just wandering in to poke around, then you need to file a complaint.

Answer 4

they can as long as they are doing maintenance on something in the apt.