A reminder to landlords who might not yet understand

[renots]

http://www.fhosc.org/PRIVACY.htm

ILLEGAL ENTRY AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY
(California Civil Code ' 1954)

Tenants have a basic right to privacy that the landlord must respect.

Landlord must give reasonable notice before entering (usually 24 hours is considered reasonable) unless it is an emergency or landlord has tenant’s permission.

If the landlord seriously ignores a tenant’s right to privacy, the tenant should write a letter to the landlord (see "Sample Letter When Landlord Violates Your Privacy"). Keep a copy of this letter!

If, despite this letter, the landlord continues to invade the tenant’s privacy, the tenant may have the basis for a lawsuit. Tenant should document the incidences and either see a lawyer, seek a Civil Harassment Restraining Order, or take the landlord to Small Claims Court.1

There are other types of invasion of privacy including, but not limited to, placing "For Sale" or "For Rent" signs on tenant’s homes or giving out information about you to others. A landlord only has a legal right to give out normal business information about you as long as it’s factual ("Does tenant pay their rent on time?" "Would you rent to them again?" etc.)

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Eavesdropping, peeping, and repeated attempts at unannounced entry ARE NOT VIRTUES that a good landlord should practice.

;0)

[styleee]

thanks for the info there....

is there a reason for it? or is it just for general information so we don't all get scammed?

[renots]

The law of privacy comprises four distinct kinds of invasions: (1) intrusion upon the plaintiff’s physical and mental solitude or seclusion; (2) public disclosure of private facts; (3) publicity which places a person in a false light, and (4) misappropriation of a person’s name or likeness

[ArkiStan]

sounds like renots has found someone going through his underwear...

[welfareloser]

eesh... i hate landlords. i had this one creepy little guy once who touched my stuff whenever he came in... just started picking up my knick-knacks and fondling them *shudder* then there was the one who told me i could park in a certain spot, which resulted in my car being towed while i was out of town, so five days later it cost me $300 to get the damned thing back, and she took no responsibility for this at all... grrrr...

i actually just became a landlord. very scary. it means i have to be responsible and shit. i wanted to just sell the damned house, but it's hard to pass up the extra income, and it is a good investment...

so is your landlord stalking you or what?

[Babs]

So we shouldn't be too harsh on them. They have to stress over things like mortgage payments, insurance and trying to keep the whole darn building from falling apart.

Good Honest Communication can work wonders

:amidala: