Sighting! In my own house!

[blas]

Well yes, he is older, but what doest that matter? Did I not write earlier that he and I bullshitted a bit? I made it a point to say the creepy factor was due to him just letting himself into everyone's apartments. Anyone who wasn't home that day, well, they aren't going to know (unless someone tells them) that someone went in without their permission. As far as the lease rules go, it's by the standard law. I would put him in the same category as the landlords, as far as they can't come in without some notice or at the very least your permission.

This contributes to the entire thread about landlords and maintenance folk just letting themselves in or not knocking, whatever have you. It has zip to do with age. This is really starting to get old, no pun intended.

[Jester]

...there is no reason for anyone to enter an apartment/condo/whatever once their knock has gone unanswered.

Depends on the lease agreement. In my case, part of our lease is that for maintenance, the staff has the right to enter our apartments to do the work if we are not there or do not answer the door. We signed off on it, and honestly, have not really had any problem with it.

I do think the guy should have gotten the heck out of there immediately once asked, instead of giving stupid answers for too darn long.

Without question. Lease agreement or not, once a tenant tells you to get out, you need to get out.

[Bank Lady]

Here's my maintenance f#$%-up story.

We got written notfication that pest control was coming in to spray for bugs and we had to pull everything out of our cabinets and the furniture away from the walls. Moderately annoying because we were only given about 12 hours notice, but manageable. BF and I were both away at work when pest control came through. No suckiness so far.

Here's the clincher. They didn't lock our apartment back up! Our neighbors said they came through about 10 a.m. So, for roughly 8 hours our apartment was easy access to anyone who felt like coming in. We lucked out and nothing was stolen, but there was definitely an angry call made to the leasing office.

[donruss]

Another story to add to my earlier post in this thread on my house sale. We were told 2 weeks ago that there would be no more showings of the house as there are 4 people interested in buying. At noon today while I'm trying to install a light to replace a ceiling fan, I get a knock at the door. Its a Realtor with people wanting to show the house for the appointment he had at 12 noon. Only one problem with that, there was no appointment at all, much less for 12 noon and on a Sunday to boot.

I tell him that basically this is not a good time as the house is trashed as I am moving next weekend and that there was no appointment set up with me anyway. They leave. I call my Realtor and he tells me that he knows who it is and because the house is basically off the market now, they did not even return that other guys phone message to see the house. So basically, this other Realtor on his own decided to make an appointment and not inform said Realtor that is handling the sale of the house or the people that are currently living there.

I swear my faith in humanity dies more every day. People hear what they want to hear, see what they want to see, and basically do what they want to do and screw anyone that does not like it.

[PepperElf]

maintenance did that in my old apartment once. freaked me out cos i wasn't dressed for company... heck i wasn't dressed at all.

their "knock" was super soft...only reason i woke up is because i heard the key in the lock.


the current place has doorbells, standard on all of the apartments in the building.

[Tria]

Heh, making me glad I live where I live....

Here, you get at LEAST 24 hour notice and they show during business hours. And the bug guy comes once a month but it's on the calendar in the newsletter when he's coming and it's always the same time. And they ALWAYS ring the doobell before coming in. Repairs are done nice and quick, usually the same day, not that it matters since I have no reason to worry about the guys stealing any of my stuff.... Just wish they'd give us a split sink.... All we got in the kitchen is a single sink.

[Alpha Strike]

I had an apartment company that was supposed to notify us 24 hours in advance so we could move furniture and dishes for the pest control guys-they apparently forgot. I wake up to the chain on the front door snapping(management gave pest control a master key)-he never even bothered to knock !!!!!

He jumped about 10 feet when he heard the shotgun being cocked(bad area of town-kept a shotgun, 2 rifles, and a handgun in the bedroom)-didn't identify himself until I had the barrel up against his chest.

He left and called the cops who sided with me-an intruder-who broke the door chain, did not have my permission to be there-I was not notified, and he did not announce nor identify himself-he got a ticket for criminal trespass, and breaking and entering(he forced the chain).

I've been lucky in the past - the landlords I've had have generally adhered to the rental agreements insofar as entering the apartment go. I completely understand your reaction - hell, I'd probably be reaching for MY weapon if that happened to me.

What I want to know is what kind of slack-jawed, knuckle-dragging moron hears a shotgun being cocked, comes face to face with its owner and STILL presses his luck?!