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0 pointspixl975mo ago0 comments

Do said people plan to take everything down when the landlord comes over?

Otherwise said renter will quickly find themselves in violation of most lease agreements for creation of hazards on the property.

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kelnos5mo ago

The article author claimed they got their landlord's permission first, so I doubt they'll be taking it down when the landlord comes over. They'll just take it down when they move out.

Also... I lived in rented apartments for more than 15 years, and the only time a landlord entered my unit was one time when I explicitly asked her to (there was a water leak, and I was about to leave town and wouldn't be around to let the workers in to fix it). Is this a normal thing? Are landlords constantly visiting their tenants?

ben_w5mo ago

I'm a landlord for a property in the UK, I have an agent who does this kind of thing for me as I don't know the regulations and also I don't live in the country, but yes property visits are normal… at least in the UK.

aianus5mo ago

They don't do smoke alarm inspections? AC filter replacements? I've never lived anywhere where they didn't come in multiple times a year just for those things.

SoftTalker5mo ago

Depends. Here the landlord is responsible for providing working smoke detectors at move-in time but the tenant is responsible for periodically testing them and replacing batteries.

It mostly boils down to how nosey your landlord is. If they are constantly stopping by to inspect things or change filters more than a couple times a year it’s probably an excuse to see what you’re up to.

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NegativeK5mo ago

I've never had a landlord come into an apartment or house I'm renting.

(Except when the landlord also lives there.)

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