Landlord keeps entering my rental property for non-emergency reasons without notice. What are my options?
Question Details: Our landlord has entered our rental property at least three times since we signed the lease as of 10/1. None of the times he entered the property were for emergencies, and he has not given us any notice. The most recent time was just his contractor who has keys to our apartment. It is in our lease that he has to give us 24 hours notice for non-emergency entrances to the property. We're worried that this guy is going to try to scam us out of our security deposit (we're on a month to month, and we already want out). Do you think we have the grounds to sue?
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I am a lawyer in CT and practice in this area of the law. The landlord should be giving you notice pursuant to the lease. i suggest that you write a letter to the landlord indicating he is breaching the lease and you are contmplating moving out if he does it again. this letter is your way of protecting yourself giving the landlord the ability to cure his default so you look like the good guy when you leave. as for the security deposit, the landlord is required to provide you with an itemization of the damages that are caused. if he fails to do that you should not lose out on the security deposit. The things that are being fixed are likely improvements, not things that you have damaged. you should ask the landlord to clarify what these repairs are to cover yourself.
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