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Today, I moved into a new house. The landlord insists it's OK for her to come up whenever she wants because she owns the house. We aren't allowed to lock the doors and she has two 8-year-olds. They come into the bathroom every time they hear the shower running. We have a clear shower curtain. FML
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twilight_lupus 13

No. No it's not okay. If I'm not mistaken that's illegal for her to do.

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luckyd880 12

Put a chair in front of the door. That will keep them out. It's not a lock...

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mduerden 18

"not allowed to lock the doors" ??? Haha **** that!

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kevin1873 1

I'm not sure what state you're in but you might want to check state law on that one... I do Property Inspections for a property management in California and according to California state law the owner of a property cannot enter the premises of one of its tenants without first posting a 24-Hour notice of intent to enter and a reason has to be stated. Ie. for repairs or if the property is being shown for a potential market sale or so on. If not then believe or not as a tenant you have rights and the cops can be called for trespassing.

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cainchild 4

Landlord tenant laws say very clearly that what she is doing is illegal. It also states that you cannot be evicted for reporting her violations.

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jvp 0

You have a legal right to lock your doors she is not allowed in unless invited

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heyU70 0

Ur paying rent and u r entittled for a little privacy.

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Britt125 16

Well here they have to give you a certain amount of notice before entering the space you are renting (I forget what it is honestly, our old landlord gave us 72 hours, our new landlord's never entered our apartment. ), i'm sure they have such rules pretty much everywhere. I'd lock my freaking doors anyway (it's a safety issue too, if she and her kids can get in anybody else can and you could come home to notice all your stuff gone, or somebody could walk in in the middle of the night to stab you while you sleep... heard of it all happening...) but barging in on somebody when they are showering in the bathroom is absolutely unacceptable anyway. There's also, you know, the option to buy a new shower curtain that isn't clear... they aren't that expensive.

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kjtk 2

MOVE THEN. STOP WRITING ABOUT IT ON FML. GET OFF UR A*S AND LOOK FOR A NEW PLACE IF IT'S THAT BAD! Honestly Americans u really just show how slow in the head u r every time i read fml! THANK GOD FOR CANADIANS

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kittycatlover24 0

Just move out, you don't have to live there.

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shortbuscruiser 1

Completely illegal you have control of the property. She is breaking the law. She MUST give 24 hour notice of entry!!!!!

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pnutbudajelly 0

It is illegal for her to do that. Either she stops doing it, starts giving you at least 24 hour notice, or you can break the lease without penalty (legally) because she has been repeatedly breaking the law since you moved in. If my landlord started doing that, id move the hell out. Screw that shit.

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