Re: bully tenant has been calling the shots - Landlord Forum thread 185083

Re: bully tenant has been calling the shots by Anonymous on August 26, 2009 @22:46

I already tried that when I gave her the previous notice to do an inspection. I gave her a 48 hour notice and she handed us a letter one hour before the inspection was to take place. The letter stated that we could only go in for specific reasons and they were listed. Apparently inspection of the unit wasn't one of them. We called the police and when they came they said they couldn't make her let us enter her unit.

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Re: bully tenant has been calling the shots by Anonymous on August 27, 2009 @21:04	[ Reply ]

You don't need to do an inspection. You already know the window is broken. (Take a photo of the broken window from public view.) That window is a potential entry point for thieves, energy loss, and injury. You need to fix it to secure the property. You are going in to measure the window to make needed repairs. Surely entry to begin necessary repairs is a permitted reason. Give her this reason on the entry form. If she still refuses, take her refusal to a flat rate eviction attorney (along with that refusal letter). Call around you'll find one. You need one that specializes in evictions ONLY, not any other type of law.