Does anyone know how fast a landlord could be arrested after a rental unit is looked at by a county inspector? Will hey call the sherriffs to arrest them immedietly after a very bad inspection where several health and safety laws are broken and they have harrassed us (me and my hubby) for a while now, i mean, 10 days into our 30 day notice they called up demanding to be let in and when we told them no they starte to throw allegations on us! Im wondering if anyone knows if they wont be able to take retalitory action after the inspection because they police will get them????
2007-03-24 17:39:22 · 4 answers · asked by burningmanluver 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
He'll get fined and the place might be condemned, but he will not be arrested.
Regards
2007-03-24 17:46:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically what happens after a county inspection is this; the owner of the property is contacted by the county with the results of the inspection, at which time they inform the owner of the property (in writing) about any violations that are present on the property. The owner is then given so many days to remedy the problems. If they do not fix the problems within a certain amount of time, they can be fined. However, by you not allowing him entrance to the property, he is not able to comply. You will have to allow him entry in order to fix the problems. It is extremely rare the a property owner would be arrested for health and safety violations.
I would suggest that you allow the owner entry to fix any violations as it would benefit both of you.
The landlord must usually give the tenant at least a two-day notice of his intent to enter the premise. The actual time of the notice varies from state to state. In addition, the landlord must enter at a reasonable time. However, landlord tenant law usually provides that tenants must not unreasonably refuse to allow the landlord to enter the rental. Most law says that tenants shall not unreasonably refuse the landlord access to repair, improve, or service the dwelling.
2007-03-24 18:04:34 · answer #2 · answered by Mary R 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They will not be arrested.
Being a bad landlord is a civil matter, not criminal (unless they break into your house and you can prove that the lease does not give them permission to enter THEIR property).
2007-03-24 17:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Gem 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my pops a cop and he says probelly
2007-03-24 17:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋