What Rights or Options Do I Have to Decline Someone Coming into My Home?
We don't want to infringe on anyone's privacy. We have a proven track record on that topic. However, if we can't competently keep an owner informed regarding what is often their biggest investment by far, we are not doing our job and they will find someone who does every time.
So rather than let it be a pain, we try to outline a very convenient process.
For those who still push back, obviously, we explicitly outlined our right to "reasonable notice right of entry" and you can find it in your lease along these exact lines (states and years vary a bit but not materially).
There are no exceptions noted, which means no matter what your situation may be, we have a legal right to know the situation in the home. Bottom line. While we often get a lot of pushback on this, no one has ever actually tested us in court because it's such an obvious issue, so let's just save the push back and it is a much more pleasant process.
If you delay our home visit process more than 30 days our company policy is to issue a notice to vacate for the end of your current term. That is not your account manager's decision.
We don't renew leases ever without a relatively recent home visit report to the owner. This means we must have created a reasonable report while there, not just dropping by and not a vendor visit.
We don't negotiate or handle minor maintenance if we are struggling for reasonable access and it will eventually end in eviction if extended past 60 days at most.