Comments on: How to Deal with Nosy Landlords

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:40:07 +0000

I had the worst experience. My landlord allowed his maintenance man inside my apartment without my permission. And you know what the maintenance guy did? He made over a hundred phone calls, watched TV, took a shower and even made himself a sandwich! And worse thing is, I caught him still watching TV! And he just sheepishly said that he’s been waiting for me to tell me that my pipes have been fixed. Again, I didn’t authorize this entry and that made me so mad, I was shouting at my landlord!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:20:04 +0000

I actually prefer it if the landlord is living on site because it would make it easier to reach them for repairs and other apartment-related concerns.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:04 +0000

This usually happens when the landlord is always living on site. That’s why when I’m looking for an apartment, I always make it a point to ask if the landlord is also living on site or not.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:40:04 +0000

The problem with some senior landlords is that just because we are renting in their apartment, then they will go all nuts and act like they’re our parents.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:00:04 +0000

Oh no..the “talk to him in a friendly manner” will not work for me. My right to privacy has been violated once and I’m not going to let that happen again. So on the first instance, I’m going to jump directly to number 4 and file a complaint against the landlord. He doesn’t deserve my respect since he didn’t respect me and my rights in the first place.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:40:07 +0000

Ok. You did all those.. Now are you ready to move? Because for sure, your landlord will not take your actions against him lightly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:20:04 +0000

If you can’t afford one of those security cameras, then you can just make your landlord believe that you have them installed. During a casual conversation, tell your landlord that you have a video of someone entering your apartment but you are not sure who it is. That should scare your landlord into stopping.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:00:05 +0000

Get those security cameras installed. I wouldn’t mind spending just to make sure that I’m getting the privacy that I want – and paid for in the form of my rent!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:40:04 +0000

I’d flip if I knew that my landlord has been entering my property. Yes, technically they own it but since I’m on a lease, then that means it’ll be my private space until the lease ends.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:20:07 +0000

On the contrary, I love nosy landlords because they keep everything in order. They know of building problems and have them repaired even before we realized that they exist. This makes living in their apartments way easier. However, I wouldn’t want them to go through my personal stuff though. Here in my state, it is legal for a landlord to enter the apartment without permission so I kinda got used to it.