My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: West Virginia
I rent an apartment, I've been here for almost the entire 1 year lease. Pretty good relationship with the landlord so far, rent always paid on time.
Its an older building with a store on the first floor so we have a pest control contractor who comes every other month. I received an email from my landlord last night informing us that they were going with a different company to provide the pest control and that this new person would be coming on Friday (so 6 days or 7 days notice depending on how you look at it). I don't know this person, never met him, and I will be working 13 hours (as is my custom to work every Friday/Saturday/Sunday that the landlord is aware of), the email said that I need not be home, but any pets should be secured. I have 4 cats, 1 of which has demonstrated dog-like protective instincts regarding me and the apartment. She likes some people, but I simply cannot predict her behavior with a new person while I am not here with her.
I responded to the email which had the pest control contractor copied on the email requesting a reschedule due to the fact that I am working. My landlord so far has not responded, however the pest control guy responded in the email merely copying and pasting the same information about the May 15th visit in a larger font (Quite frankly, I took it as him being a smarty pants). He obviously read my email.. So I wrote back in the email that I do not consent to entry on May 15th.
My lease states the typical "reasonable notice", and breach of the lease for refusing entry. I'm curious what is considered reasonable. I have paid time off accrued through my job, however I require 2 weeks notice to take it.
My primary concern is, I've never met this person, hes a new contractor with the landlord, and I have valuable computer equipment in my apartment, as well as the one cat, that I simply will not stress out by leaving her locked in a bedroom for 13 hours for this stranger to come traipsing through my home without my presence. Am I in the right? Is this reasonable? Obviously, if I'm not evicted for breach of the lease, this is a line in the sand for me and I certainly will not renew my lease when it comes up in the next couple months. Am I justified in considering this unreasonable notice? If push comes to shove would I have legal standing to break the lease?
Thank you for reading.

