What to do if a maintenance man came in to my apartment without my permission?
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What to do if a maintenance man came in to my apartment without my permission?
Two days ago a stranger opened my door, came into my apartment and prepared to remove something without my permission and without any notification. At that time, my girlfriend was in bed and was awoken by him. She was scared so she shouted at him. At that time I was at work. When I got home, I asked the rent manager about this. The answer was that he was maintenance and was supposed to have gone to another apartment instead of mine. He has the keys to all the apartments. The rent manager said “sorry” but I feel that is not enough. Can I sue the rent company? Is it worth it?
Asked on August 21, 2011 California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to write a letter to managment and the landlord about what transpired with the maintenance personnel coming into your apartment unannounced albeit it was a mistake by entering your unit instead of another one.
Mistakes like what occurred should not be happening when the property mananger is doing his or her job properly. The maintenace man should have contacted the tenant in the unit that was to have the work done before the actual maintenance date and time and made sure what unit was going to have work done.
You do not have a basis for suing the property manager for the mistake. However, you are owed an apology from not only the property manager, the landlord and the person who entered you unit by mistake.
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