After combing through my rental agreement I have found no reason I can't hang curtains. It is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Does anyone know if she can legally direct me on how to decorate the inside of my apartment??? This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
2007-07-18 05:48:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Your landlord can prohibit you from making any physical changes to the interior structures, and hanging curtains would most likely require you to make holes in the walls and/or window frames to hang the curtains. Are there currently not any window covering at all (even blinds)? If you're willing to spackle any holes you make and repaint, your landlord may agree to allow you to hang them. If he/she does allow you to hang curtains he/she may also require that you put a white backing on them so that all the windows from the exterior appear the same. That was a regulation at a high-rise condo building I once lived in. Good luck!
2007-07-18 06:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by Marta S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he means you cant put up some kind of rods that would damage the walls, if that is the case get some of those tension rods that fit inside the window.
OR maybe he is a pervert and wants to watch you though the windows at night.
If you cannot find anything in your lease, make a copy of it, (be sure and keep the original away from him) and ask him to show you where it says you cannot put up curtains.
2007-07-18 12:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by llittle mama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they can't tell you what to do in your apartment unless it adversely effects your neighbor to the point of being a nuisance and they the law would take precedence not the landlord.
As a renter you have the same rights as a home owner. You control that home and have freedoms just like normal folks. If you do make holes in the walls you will be required to repair them or you will have to pay for them to be repaired.
Before getting hostile, I would ask their reasoning as to why you are not allowed curtains.
Then discuss it with them. You are responsible for the space and any damage, so why should the care.
Seems to me we are not getting the entire story behind this.
I would need to know more to give a real answer.
I say go with shanebate on this!
2007-07-18 06:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a shame that good tenants have to live with bad tenants past deeds. She has probably had people use 16 penny nails for sheet curtains and does not want large holes in the wall. Best bet would be to ask her why and explain that you are willing to leave curtain rods up when you leave. A cheap but effective solution.
2007-07-18 06:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have blinds in our apartment, and the Landlady has explained to us that they prefer us not to take them down. Blinds are expensive and easily damaged. It also keeps up the uniform look of the apartment complex. If we prefer curtains, she has told us that we can intstall them over the blinds, inside the house.
Now I used the word PREFER...because you are correct, the land lord can't LEGALLY dictate how you decorate, but if you go against what she has told you...she may look for any little reason to evict you.
2007-07-18 06:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by dizzylilsailor 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt that there is any legal precedent regarding this. The landlord is probably concerned about holes in the walls that he would have to repair when you move. If they're uptight about something so minor, I would consider moving, how will they react to a real problem.
2007-07-18 05:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by Tom S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does this mean you can't hang decor on the walls? If so then I would tell her my move out date. Making it your HOME means you have your personal items in place.
If she says you can't take down blinds etc that are there, then thats reasonable. Just put yours over the window.
2007-07-18 06:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by professorc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell your landlord that you do not see such a regulation on your rental agreement, and that you will be very careful hanging fixtures and after you move out you will fix the holes. Don't fight it out; just be nice and let him/her know you are careful....
2007-07-18 05:52:39 · answer #8 · answered by usourselvesandourcats 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
find some alternative that does not cause holes to be put in the walls and look for a new landlord
2007-07-18 06:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by mrrosema 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately yes they can. some properties want a uniformed appearance from the outside. read your lease agreement carefully. mine has such a clause but i have hung sheers and so far no complaints. good luck.
2007-07-18 06:53:30 · answer #10 · answered by bella36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋