I live in Pennsylvania and just rented an apt about a month ago, on a month to month lease. When we moved in the front door had a flimsy bathroom door knob with a spring lock. My husband changed it to a sturdier lock to protect our home. We both work and are considering adding renters ins to our belongings as we have a good many assets, such as brand new furniture, pcs, laptops and flatscreens. Can our landlady demand the key to our door? If she wants to have access to the home we have no problem in receiving enough notice as we both work for her to come through. However, how often is reasonable for her to come view our home? Last time she came in only my husband was here who doesn't bother with people, really, and she told him to remember that this was still her home and we couldn't lock her out of it.
What are our rights? Does she have a right to the apt keys? and how often can she come through to %26quot;inspect%26quot; the home? I think she is nothing but a busybody that just wants to have control over her tenants, as the girl next door can be heard vacuuming every day and when we moved in she ran out to tell the landlady how she had been vacuming and trying to return the vacuum to the landlady.
thank you for anyone who can help us make sense of this because if not I'm moving in a couple of months.
Can my landlady visit us unannounced? Can she demand a copy of the keys for a changed lock?
Sorry, yes. Just give her a copy of the current key and then have it re-keyed again. If she finds out about it ask her how she knows the key no longer works.
They need to be able to get in in order to handle any emergencies such as broken pipes etc. Its more than likely its in the lease, it's standard.
You could bet a cheep wireless on ebay for $40 bucks that will give her a START and you eill be able to tell if any one come in while you were gone.
I don't like to give out keys. So be creative.
Can my landlady visit us unannounced? Can she demand a copy of the keys for a changed lock?
Yeah she can or she can kick yo but out
Yes, she can demand a copy of the new key, since you changed the lock. The law is on her side with that one. With giving you notice, each state is different, but most states will say that the landlord needs to give you 24 hours notice first. I had this problem once, and I wrote a letter to my landlord stating that he needed to give me 24 hours notice before he came into my apt. and it stopped. She shouldn't be in your home except to change air filters or if there is a problem that you have reported.
She does have a right to the apartment keys but she does not have a right to come in unannounced. Depending on your state she has to give 24 hours or a week's notice before she enters the apartment.
The landlord has a right to a key, they need it in case of flood or fire.
They don't have a right to come in when you aren't home except with proper notice. They have no right of inspection that I know of. They have a right to do things like adding a smoke detector when it didn't have one but you have a right to peaceful enjoyment of your home. If you have a flood or fire or something along those lines they will come to try to prevent more damage, but you would understand that.
regarding the amount of notice she needs to give you before entering the apartment, you should check the renters laws for pa or your lease agreement, preferably both.
she absolutely is permitted to have copies of the keys, it is her property after all. she may need access in case of an emergency, i.e. fire, plumbing leak, etc.
she very well may be a busybody as she may not have anyone to talk to.
She has to give you a 24 hour notice to inspect and she can ask for copy's of your door key.However,she ,under any circumstance has no right to enter your home without your permission unless it is an emergency.Not even a cop can enter your home without a warrant.Personally,I would move if I had to live with a nosy busybody!
The landlady has a legal right to the key to the door.
However, she has to have a legit reason to enter the property. Inspecting the property can work once or twice but after that is too much. As a landlord, I usually walk thru the rental properties about once a year or so for my long term renters.
1. You NEED to add renter's insurance. It's too cheap not to....and she is not responsible for providing you a place to stay or replacing your things in the event the place burns down. That should be enough to convince you.
2. Yes, she CAN have a the key to your front door b/c you rent, she owns, and you cannot deny her access to her own property. If you don't, she can have the locks changed without your permission, provide you with a new key, and probably charge you around $150 for the ordeal.
3. She can come over to inspect the property, for any non-emergent reason, with a 24 hour notice, and it does NOT have to be written. Any more than once per month, I would consider excessive....if she comes over without it being an emergency, that is considered breaking and entering. Landlords can and do go to jail for that.
4. She does not have to give you a notice if it's an emergency.
PA Landlord/tenant laws do NOT have a statute on the ability of the landlord to enter the premises. The landlord is NOT required to give notice unless a clause is in the lease regarding such.
