Ok i live in an house owned by one of my roomates mother. Only the daughters name is on the lease. But we all pay rent and have never been late. Her mom (the landloard) came into the house with permission from her daughter but she went through my bedroom and the other roomates and looked thourgh all of our private things! i really love living here but i have to move out if this is going to happen again! did she do anything legally wrong?? if she did can i move out this week without giving notice because of it??
2007-01-20 09:26:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, what she did is called "Invasion of privacy". It is illegal but rarely prosecuted in cases like these. Document what happened in writing, get it signed by witnesses (your roomies), and write a letter complaining about this to the landlord. State in the letter that you are moving out because of this incident, if you really want to move out. Carbon copy the letter to your county attorney so that it is on record. Then move out if you want to.
Of course, you can kiss your nice place to live goodby, and also probably your friendship with your landlord's daughter.
2007-01-20 09:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by Husker41 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, her daughter is the only name on the lease, so you actually don't have any rights at all re: the house.
There is apparently an oral agreement between all of you and the daughter, but since she is the one on the lease and she did allow her mother to come into the house and "inspect", it probably isn't worth the hassle of fighting over, right or wrong.
It is normal for landlords to inspect the house regularly to see how her house is being taken care of and if there is any maintanence she needs to address. But this doesn't include going through your personal property. That is just plain wrong.
Bottom line, I would be looking for another place to hang my hat because this is going to happen again and rather than deal with the drama, I'd opt to move first.
2007-01-20 09:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Gnome 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, most leases list all occupants of the rental property. If you came into this as a temporary situation, then you are subject to the same rules agreed upon in your friend's lease. In most leases, there is a stipulation that a landlord can come and inspect the premises-with prior notice. In an emergency, they are allowed access without notice. If there is a written agreement between your friend and her mother, I suggest you read it to see what it says. If not, you need to talk to your friend.
2007-01-20 10:20:31 · answer #3 · answered by Mark P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally, yes she could do it. Morally, it was crappy. If I were you I would move out ASAP. Lord knows when she might get the urge to do that to you again & it's not a great feeling every time you leave the house wondering if some nut is going to be rumaging through your stuff.
2007-01-20 09:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by lovemy2babies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all you want to do is move out. Then yes you can. Since your not on the lease or anything you can leave whenever you want.
2007-01-20 21:36:58 · answer #5 · answered by Jake W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she had permission from the one that has her name"""on lease, then you are out in the cold , If you want any control then put your name on the lease,
2007-01-20 09:31:17 · answer #6 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you likely are no longer tenants, even though it may desire to remember on what state you're in. That mentioned, he can kick your a$$ out any time with 30 days be conscious, and LL tenant regulation could truly make that much less complicated.
2016-11-25 22:44:19 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-20 09:59:37 · answer #8 · answered by citronge69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋