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Replies (6)
- Pat Pribisko, "Pat Pribisko"
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Your landlord is trying to maintain the appliances it provides to you as a tenant. It would be good for you and your landlord to prevent a water leak from the hot water tank if and when it breaks.
- sunnyview
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There is good tenant guide here to the laws in Oregon that might help you. I am not an attorney, but I do not think that a blanket one week notice is appropriate for a simple water heater replacement. It also means that if you work, you do not know when or who they will be in your unit.
The landlord may be trying to schedule the repair with a company that is doing more than one in the same area. That is fine, but 40 hours of blanket access for a 2 hour repair seems a tad excessive. I would contact your landlord and ask if they can limit the access to one 9-5 appointment block on one or two days instead so you can lock up your valuables.
The landlord may be trying to schedule the repair with a company that is doing more than one in the same area. That is fine, but 40 hours of blanket access for a 2 hour repair seems a tad excessive. I would contact your landlord and ask if they can limit the access to one 9-5 appointment block on one or two days instead so you can lock up your valuables.
- wetdawgs
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I lived in apartment complex once when we got a notice like this (for replacement of dishwashers). As we had guests at the time, it was a bit inconvenient but once the appliance people were on site we asked them for a more precise estimate and they were happy to comply.
- Mathew Velasquez, "Mathew Velasquez"
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Yes it is legal. Your lease should have said something about them being able to enter your apartment as long as notice it made to you. I would contact the office to let them know that you would like a specific time, most places will do this.
- sunnyview
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I disagree Mathew. I do not think that a blanket appointment for multiple days in a row 9-5 is legal in Oregon for a 2 hour job.
If it was you could have a standing open notice for 40 hours every week for repairs or showings during business hours at will. No court I have seen would deem that reasonable.
If it was you could have a standing open notice for 40 hours every week for repairs or showings during business hours at will. No court I have seen would deem that reasonable.
- Tiffany Bond, "TiffanyBond"
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Agents are not licensed to tell you if this is legal. It could be considered practicing law without a license. Sunny gave you a good resource. You can also see if there is a legal aid clinic in your neighborhood, call a local law school, or see if anyone in the landlord-tenant court will answer your question. There *may* be a relationship between the window of notice and the size of the complex (e.g. for a 4-unit complex that sort of notice would seem absurd, for a 200+ unit complex, more reasonable if they slate each building for a week or something). I'm not an attorney though, so this is merely a personal opinion and not a legal one.
I can tell you if I got that notice back in my rental days I would have told them I needed a more narrow window.
I can tell you if I got that notice back in my rental days I would have told them I needed a more narrow window.
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