Repairs Not Wanted By Tenant
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: PA
my landlord is deciding now (cause she has money in her pocket) that she wants to start fixing up the place.....While we live there. There are no emergency problems that need to be fixed. She wants to have someone come in and paint and so forth. Can she do that? I am fine with the paint in there..... she even indicated that she just painted it about a year before we moved in. all she wants to do is change the color. I can not afford to take off of work cause she wants to fix it up. We just moved in September of 2007. Can we refuse this? I also have a terminally ill (lung cancer) child who can not be exposed to the fumes and dust and so forth. She is well aware of this and was told about my child before we even signed the lease or moved in. What do we do? the place is fine and really there is no work to be done to it. It is a single house and it is in impeckable shape. I just dont want her to think that she can send anyone over and just work on the house. I have told her that she has to let me know and it just seems to go in one ear and out the other. YES she owns the property, but I have personal things in the house that are mine and really she is not going to care about them.....I will. Let alone she is going to be letting people in the house when I am not there.....what happens if things are stolen? WHAT DO I DO
Re: Repairs Not Wanted By Tenant
According to the Community Economic Development Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh (PPT):
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Quoting Landlord's Right of Access
Under the PA Landlord-Tenant Act, there are no regulations that allow a landlord to access the residence rented by the tenant, unless otherwise noted in the lease.
Landlords may reserve the right to access the apartment/house for reasons such as:
- Inspecting the premises
- To supply agreed services
- Upon agreement with the tenant, to repair, decorate, or improve the dwelling unit.
- To exhibit the residence to potential purchasers, tenants, contractors, etc.
Usually the lease should provide a notice period for such visits, 24 hours for example, except in the case of a maintenance emergency.
Re: Repairs Not Wanted By Tenant
Tell her she is going to have to wait until your lease is up to start painting.
I would not want strangers in and out of my premises. The fact that your child has health concerns would also be a major concern.
Re: Repairs Not Wanted By Tenant
You are within your rights telling the landlord you don't need any work done.
In my case, as LL, I would inform the tenant at the end of say a 12 month lease, say this August, that the lease will not be renewed as of 9-1-08, and you'll need to vacate, so I can paint my house. This being so, you'll have to decide whether a 2 to 3 day interruption in your routine is preferable to having to find a new place and move. My tenants with young children prefer to stay put due to school district issues.