I have lived in this apartment complex for a little over a month. I have noticed things moved, even things missing.When I asked the landlord about it she said nobody from maintenance had been in my apartment. However, I know someone was in here, and no sign forced entry, without a key. Here's another fact. This landlord in the past has evicted many people by popular vote. See, the landlord is a pastor at a church. Everyone in this development attends her church. But me. I am Pagan. My books are openly displayed, my crystals, my cards, bells, athame u name it. HUD mandates religious tolerance. Herbs have gone missing whatever you have it, and the neighbor directly across the street sits on his patio and stares at my front door non-stop. He knows when I leave, when I have guests, and I have seen numerous people peeking in my windows. And saying things like "the devil is in there". Why can't people just leave me be. I pay my rent on time, everytime, and I am clean. What to do?
Tiff
2007-03-30 15:35:50 · 8 answers · asked by SpiralWeaver85 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you want proof my friend do it the way I do. I looked through newspapers for used combo televisions/ VCR sets. Then have them hidden where only I know of locations. I also bought 8 hour tapes in large 10 packs. You don't need many as if you do not get your proof on them during an 8 hour period you can record over them until you do. If you remember to make sure you announce to yourself out loud during the recording the day and date. It doesn't have to be too loud as the camera picks up audio noises. This ensures no mistakes to which the evidence has been collected on that day. Then I did the following. (see sites below)
http://x10.com/ or http://harborfreight.com/
On these sites they have color or b&w audio video cameras. I suggest getting them and posting some outside your apartment (front and back) and inside your apartment pointing in the directions to which you would see these things. Hook up your cameras just as you would VCR to TV when bought separate - focus your cameras and make sure the pictures are upside right as opposed to upside down. Hit record on them before you leave and let them do your detective work. When you have collected what you need for evidence I suggest you take them to the police department and show them your evidence and then contact an attorney who deals with invasion of privacy issues and show them to him/her as well and report it to HUD. btw - if you put up the hidden cameras that are inside the motion lights - they'll think nothing of them going up and won't draw suspicion. For all they know you're just putting up motion lights to a little more security.
You can only change your locks if you rental contract stipulates that you do not have to provide the landlord/manager with a key. That I know from experience with the same problems you are experiencing. The extra key went to a friend of mine. If they needed in they had to call her, and she stayed until they were finished - locking back up when she left. P*ssed them off and I didn't care. It was legal for me to do so. They were also HUD regulated.
2007-03-30 17:00:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weird...I would say move, but I'm assuming that's not an option. You can request that they change your locks as previous tenants may have copies if they did not do so already. That way you know for certain that only the landlord or maintanance have access. We had troubles with a landlord going into out apartment doing "repairs" without ever giving us notice, so we put new locks on our bedrooms and kept all of our valuables in there. That way if they needed to repair something, access was kept strictly to the needed areas. (Bedrooms don't usually need maintance I would assume) You have a right to your privacy! Did you try informing your neighbors that pagans do not worship the devil? Sounds like a gross misunderstanding to me!
2007-03-30 15:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by kikib731 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A camera is probably your best bet. Perhaps you can get one of those net cameras which you can access from work to see who's in your apartment.
Best is to jsut get a good camera and a set up to have it begin taking photos as the door is opened.
When I am on vacation, I always take a stray hair or small bit of tissue and put it just below the bottom hinge on a door when I leave. (Don't let anyone see you do this.) When you come back if the hair is gone, you know someone has been in the apartment. Not legal proof, but it may help you to decide what to do next.
2007-03-30 15:45:28 · answer #3 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tell the landlord that someone has broken into your apartment, and it looks like you may be being stalked. Ask them to keep an eye on things while you are away, and tell them you've reported it to the police. If you can find your local stalking law on the internet, print it off and show the landlord what you are talking about.
You can also change the lock, which no one would know you did unless they tried to get in with the old key, and couldn't. Catch-22 for them - they can't mention it without telling you they tried to get in while you were gone.
2007-03-30 15:43:41 · answer #4 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I saw on a TV show where some girl set up a hidden camera, and caught her landlord sniffing her panties after letting himself in. I also saw a TV show where the landlord was caught on a hidden camera going pee in a girls leftover food in her fridge. Maybe you could get a hidden camera to find out who is invading your privacy, and see if they are doing perverted things, or tampering with your food or anything else. The landlord may be female, but some women do some weird stuff too.
2007-03-30 16:08:31 · answer #5 · answered by messageboardpirate 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I will tell you what my sister did. Before you leave take a toothpick and stick it in the door where it can't be seen real well. When you get home check to see if it is still there and if it is on the floor you will know he is entering when you aren't there. Then I would change the locks and when he complains tell him he had no reason to know that unless he was trying to get in without permission. GL
2007-03-30 15:45:29 · answer #6 · answered by Mandy C 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Hide a camera, then file a police report when you catch him. Make a list of all things missing prior to that too so you can get restitution money from the court. Even if he just steals herbs, it's burglary and not just breaking and entering.
2007-03-30 15:51:19 · answer #7 · answered by Lancaid 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
get a nannycam and catch her in the act...if they are religous fanatics then there not gonna stop untill they break you or convert you.. so if i was you either catch them in the act and get the authorites involved or go to a more tolerent area were u will be accepted
2007-03-30 15:46:25 · answer #8 · answered by mlv52488 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋