I want to keep my window open because it’s my preference. My landlord wants to keep it closed because they remotely controls the house’s A/C. They’ll walk right up to my room and slam it shut whenever they visits on random days to harass us about the kitchen looking like people live here.
I would physically beat the shit out of a landlord doing that. I am paying to use this property, it’s not yours to do ANYTHING with.
I would physically beat the shit out of a landlord
The answer hinges on law, which hinges on location, location, location, so you’re asking the wrong people.
Location not specified; OP is presumed American until proven innocent.
Okay, then which state, county, and municipality should we presume?
If they remotely control the AC why wouldn’t the landlord just turn off the AC when the window was open? Seems more logical, tbh. Maybe that’s the escalation you mentioned youbwere worried about in another response.
I guess the escalation would come in a combination of becoming even more aggro, raising rent, and ‘evicting’ me aka not continuing my month to month lease.
Put a stick in the window on the inside to hold it open, and a camera watching everything
Probably not criminal trespassing, since they are the owner of the property. It may fall under tenant harassment, unauthorized entry, constructive eviction, or other laws that pertain specifically to landlord/tenant relations.
Check to see if there are any local tenant’s rights or advocacy groups in your area that offer free legal consultations. They’d be able to advise you on the local tenant’s rights laws and whether they apply to your situation.
It really depends on where you live and if the landlord lives in the same housebut: are there clearly written rules in the lease about the windows needing to stay closed? If not it is likely not justifiable for them to close them. Typically a landlord needs to provide 24-48 hours notice to enter the unit so if they are showing up on random days and entering that it likely illegal. Throwing away personal property is also illegal. The security cameras could also be illegal. The only way to know any of this would be to contact a local housing justice non profit (if it exists) or preferably a local tenant lawyer. You need to make sure you are documenting everything that seems like a violation, even just writing a note of when and what happened but photos and video could be preferable
Landlord-tenant laws should be online.
Depends.
Consult a locally-licensed attorney for legal advice.
What if I want to find out this month and/or not spend 300 dollars?
Most law schools in the US and Canada offer free renters’ clinics. I’d recommend seeking one of those out.
Why haven’t you put a piece of wood in the window track yet? If you physically block the window, he can’t do it from the outside
Because that would be an escalation they would without a doubt retaliate against, and it would be immediate rather than on my terms. I really do mean my landlord is a psycho. We have security cameras in the kitchen and written instructions on pieces of paper taped everywhere. When I first moved in they banged on my bedroom door to rant at me about other people having kitchen appliances they didn’t approve and leaving a pan out. “You know what happens when I find something like this left out? It goes in the trash!”
You need to not live there anymore
I learned to put up with too much. But any kind of retaliation for any of this would probably just get me a 30 day notice to vacate so I’m envisioning it as more of a grenade I drop before I close the door behind me.
is a psycho. We have security cameras in the kitchen
I’m pretty sure a landlord can not do that legally most places
Just went out after they wrapped up their visit and the fucking psycho threw out all the mail that was sitting in the common area. Including a letter to someone here from the DMV.
No, they own the building. There would at least be a question if they entered your unit, but they didn’t.
