What if their unit catches fire and it kills other people in the building?
Then who would be responsible?
The owner.
All leases that I've signed have right of entry clauses.
I went back....50 of these inspections in ten years. I think you have to see what they’re inspecting. lotta slumlords in Rochester. my old hometown.
Many homes all over the USA are NOT up to code because the cities & counties KEEP CHANGING THE CODES!!!
I owned a house in So Calif which was built in 1953. By the time I bought it in 1966, it already had ‘code violations’. They were simple & got changed before I closed escrow.
When I resold the home in 1995, again—code violations. It can be a nightmare for a home owner. It is mostly driven by technology-—which changes as I type this.
However, I consider the type of situation being described in this article as harassment & violation of the 4th amendment provisions.
“The inspectors can look into drawers & cupboards to see ‘if everything is clean & sanitary’”?????
First—there is hardly any background checks done on any public employee anymore. You don’t know what kind of creep the city or county is sending to ‘inspect’ your home. How do I know they aren’t part of a burglary gang? They are the ‘front man’ finding prospective targets???
“Clean & sanitary”? BY WHOSE STANDARDS?????
What followup comes next??? Removal of your kids to foster homes because “your drawers & cupboards weren’t clean & sanitary”.?????
This is a downright intrusion in the current form. It is also a money grab from the property owner.
I could see an inspection when the renter moves or when the property changes ownership....But this? NO!
A hotel room changes ‘renters’ on a daily basis.....do they get ‘inspected by the city officials’????
Government is getting out of control in the USA & more so in particular states, such as New York.
This has to be stopped.