tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post7731319384088739151..comments2022-11-16T02:32:12.065-07:00Comments on The Posts of My House: Update on My Living SituationTrudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570196379762814760noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-75020458951944081922010-04-06T12:40:24.974-07:002010-04-06T12:40:24.974-07:00Right of entry was a topic of concern for me when ...Right of entry was a topic of concern for me when I signed my last lease. I inserted specific language into the lease agreement specifying the steps the landlord had to take before he could enter the unit. (First knock, then call by phone, then enter.) The landlord had a habit of just entering his units, once surprising my neighbor in a state of semi-undress. The added language did the trick, mostly in the awareness category, because he has been very careful about entry in the time I've been there.Peter R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17071611685791601927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-60333372131136680112010-03-19T05:48:38.751-07:002010-03-19T05:48:38.751-07:00I'm glad you're moving, and getting out of...I'm glad you're moving, and getting out of that situation! The new apartment sounds great. Congratulations!<br /><br />I'm actually a landlord, myself, and may be able to give a perspective on your (soon to be former) landlord's behavior. Although I, personally, would never fail to address issues in the apartment, or enter without notice, many landlords do when they feel like they have problem tenants. Generally, failing to address issues is one way of encouraging tenants to move on. Moreover, in many states--Massachusetts is one--landlords have huge liability issues. A few years ago, I kicked some tenants out, because they a) used drugs and b) had a number of male visitors. Personally, I don't care one way or the other; their private lives are their own business. However, as their landlord, I would've been criminally, as well as civilly, liable if the police had raided their apartment and found drugs. Moreover, if there was some sort of violent situation re: one of their visitors, I could potentially also have been liable as a party to creating a dangerous situation.<br /><br />Generally, you're always better off if you can make a good impression on the landlord. It's not necessary to be friends, but if you come across as a dependable, reliable, clean living person, your landlord is much more likely to do anything he or she can to keep you as a tenant.C.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08086277404490573891noreply@blogger.com