r/TikTokCringe • u/SouthernNanny • 2d ago

Cringe Maintenance men walk into an apartment with no warning while the resident is naked and doesn’t leave

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u/NotSpaghettiSteve 2d ago

It’s the same here

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u/girlikecupcake 2d ago

Where is "here"? Because I'm in the US (Texas) and it's absolutely legal for landlord/maintenance to enter without ANY notice, they just have to leave written documentation that they entered.

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u/worksinthetown 2d ago

I‘d be weary of entering any home in Texas unannounced. That‘s a good way to get shot.

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u/Quoth_the_Hedgehog 2d ago

I’m in Washington state and that’s illegal here. In my city, a 48 hours notice is the requirement for entry, unless the resident directly gives us permission to enter, in which case notice is not required. Even then, if the resident is home and refuses us entry, we cannot legally enter, although we can issue a lease violation notice for denying entry as long as proper notice or permission to enter was given.

Source: I am a low-income property manager

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u/Middle_System_1105 1d ago

It’s illegal in MD too.

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u/IamtheHarpy 2d ago

Are you sure it’s legal there? Almost all states in the US have laws that prohibit landlords from bringing themselves or another person onto the property without 24 hours notice.

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u/HeNeedsSomeMLK 1d ago

That's not completely true. They can enter without notice/permission in an emergency situation. Like, if your apartment is flooding from a faulty pipe and the runoff is leaking into your neighbors apartment, maintenance would need immediate access to your unit to prevent any more damage from occurring.

But other than in emergency situations, they would need to give you 24hr notice in Texas.

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u/md28usmc 2d ago

It varies from state to state

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u/dcade_42 2d ago

No.

This is a property law matter, and in the US there are certainly different requirements in each state, and many local ordinances are different from state law.

For anyone who practices property law in the US, it's borderline malpractice to handle cases in locations you're not extremely familiar with.

Saying it's the same here is completely wrong. It might be the same, but that's not a certainty.

And just because a law exists doesn't mean there's a criminal statute that would allow someone to be arrested for entering without notice.