Landlord Tennent issues HELP?

Couple of questions... 1. My landlord showed up to my condo and opened both the bolt and the door lock while I was in the restroom to look into our building and then shut the door and slipped a letter stating we have 3 days to get out even though our rent was 3 days late. and 2. I saw her slip the letters in under the door and then I heard her open our LOCKED mailbox and place 2 letters of the same that we not post marked.

WE had one month in which we were late and that was in the month of January and we were waiting on our refund checks and didnt receive them until 15 days late. We paid the rent for the month of Jan and Feb at that time. But however she charged us an outragious 30$ per day late. and we owed 675$ of late fees. and we made an agreement to pay pieces of this late fee off which each month of rent and was doing so. and got it down to 225$.

I am in OHIO to answer that question, and the mailbox issue there is a witness and it was my roommate when he checked the mail he saw what she placed into the mailbox. Every law I have read dealing with the mailbox states that the landlord has no right in the locked mailbox. And that it is a federal offence to player flyers or unpostmarked material into the mailbox.

What should I do? She gave us a unnoterized 3 days notice and we cant move out in 3 days. But did she break the lease by coming into the house without notice? or does the mailbox issue?

Write those things down, in case you're ever taken to court, you have it documented from the day it happened. Still it would be her words against yours, unless you had witnesses. 3 days. OMG, some people have nothing better to do than cause trouble. Not everyone gets paid on Monday do they? Some people just don't understand. Your landlord sounds like a you-know-what. Best of luck.

You will have to look at your rental contract. Many rental contracts say you have a certain number of days to cure any breach (such as not paying rent.) 10 is common. If this is the case, and you haven't been in trouble with the landlord before, then you might still be evicted (depending on state law,) but able to collect damages related to having to move. A notice period, etc. isn't mandatory everywhere, though.

I doubt you'll get anywhere trying to prove invasion of privacy or entry based on the evidence you've got. But it might be worth a shot.

Anyway, you'll need to check your rental contract, as well as what the law is - something that will require a lawyer to properly evaluate and interpret.

It sounds like you'd be better off getting out of there, anyway.

But good luck!

I dont know where you live, i dont know the whole story, and i haven't seen your contract. but usually, the contracts say that you have to pay rent within the first ten days of the month. Its also illegal for the landlord to tell you to get out in three days. Its supposed to be a month. Good luck. ( i hope i could help)

Go on the Internet and google for landlord and tenants in the city and state that you are in, as there should be a free agency there for you to visit and ask your questions. Good luck!

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O.K. and your question is?

So you've always paid rent ok, then you were 3 days late and he's trying to evict you? Somehow I dont think youre being totally honest with us.

Landlord tenant law varies from place to place. You don't say where you are.

But generally, in the US--the landlord has the right to inspect the premises and may have thought you abandoned the place. People get the wrong idea when you don't pay your rent.

The rules for serving you with a notice vary from place to place. Whether she can slip them under the door or put them in the mailbox depends on your state's law.

What is the point of playing games with her? Are you going to stay and pay rent or not? If you are not going to pay, then get packing, because she will eventually hire someone to get you moving.

Call a lawyer or, if you can not afford one, call the nearest legal aid or legal assistance office. Your landlord needs to comply with the law of the jurisdiction which would be expected to provide safeguards against unreasonable acts by landlords. Many state laws prevent evictions without just cause, trespass into your domicile by your landlord unless it's an emergency, changing the locks, failure to maintain sufficient heat in winter months, failure to repair leaks or faulty plumbing. If your landlord has done what you describe, she may have also violated other provisions of the law. Some states allow you to get the Court to order your landlord to pay your legal fees if her acts are unreasonable.