Anyone Else with Supers who barge in??

[mimzy]

OK...so, for the past 9 months, my Husband and I have been living in an apartment complex. Every 3 weeks, thre is an "inspection" of some kind...manager's inspection, state inspection, health inspection, buig inspection...WHATEVER. And EVERY SINGLE TIME, I'm just sitting there minding my own business studying or reading or SLEEPING when all of a sudden there are men in my house. Just like that.
Sometimes they knock...which is retarded, b/c they knock AS they put their keys to my door.
We get prior notice ONLY when it's a state inspection, the rest of the times I just find people in here out of the blue.
Well, this week has been insane. They came Monday for another bleeping manager's inspection, woke me up from a dead sleep (I'm home sick with the flu), and discovered some water damage on the ceiling that they had to fix. Then they were in and out of the house all day (which meant I couldn't shower or change comfortably b/c of all the strange men all over), and then they had to come back every day this week since then. They've been showing up at odd hours, and are never able to tell me when they'll be back.
Yesterday they finished fixing the water damage and told me I wouldn't see anyone else 'till the roofers came on Monday. Fine.
So today I get in the shower....at 1:00 in THE AFTERNOON, I'm by myself in my apartment, so I left the bathroom door open so the cats could get to their litterboxes. Washing my hair, minding my own business when suddenly I hear a voice INSIDE MY APARTMENT.
It was the bloody complex manager coming to see that the job was finished. He apologized and ask if he should come back later. NUTJOB!! I said "Well I'm in the SHOWER right now!!!" So he left.
Can you BELIEVE THAT???? I feel like I'm living in a dorm. My home is not my own, I have no privacy, and that crap is just SCARY. Strange men in my house whenever they like it. They 'apologize' every time they barge in on me - but sorry just doesn't cut it when my personal safety has been compromised.
I am so out of my mind right now. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there anything I can DO about it???
I tell you, the move we're making in three months could not POSSIBLY come sooner.

 

[darth tang]

That is against the law. Essentially it is breaking and entering. The HAVE to give you notice when they are doing an inspection. This is an invasion of privacy and should be dealt with in court.

 

[mimzy]

Darth, thank you. I feel much better now that I know that is IS wrong, I'm NOT being nitpicky, and there IS something I can do about it.
I'll have a chat with the family lawyer over Thanksgiving when we go back to Philly for a few days (He's an old family friend). We're almost outta here, but something needs to be done about this - for present and future tenants.

 

[tizzo]

Course you gotta review your lease also. Can you put a chain lock on the inside, so they will know your home if the door doesn't open.

 

[bigb]

Tape that pic of your husband w/ the gun on the outside of your door.

 

[tizzo]

Before you call a lawyer, tell your super about your concern. Ask him to give you more notice, or you will hafta get a lawyer involved. He may be dumb enough to think what he's doing is fine with you.

 

[lovethesea]

Thats NUTS!! When I had my apt. my landlord always called first. He always left messages on my machine that the bug guy would be coming at a certain date/time,
He ALWAYS left a note if he came in while I was gone. And always every Xmas left a 2lb box of Fanny Mae choc. under my tree

Your landlord is totally wrong. I would make them call before they come. Thats just not safe........at what point are you supposed to be able to distinguish the diff between an intruder and the bug guy.

 

[mimzy]

Tizzo, my Husband actually just suggested I follow him out each morning and chain lock our door. Excellent idea. We HAVE spoken to the manager before - he just shrugs and says "Well, we can't help it if we don't know exactly when we have to be there, we've got a whole complext to run."
Bulldinky.
BBB, I've got a better idea. How 'bout I be standing at the top of the stairs myself with the ol' 870 starin' down at 'em when they come bargin' into my house.
I am so enflamed. I was completely unclothed, covered in soap and helpless. I was shaking for a good long time afterward. There's nothing in the bathroom I could use as a weapon either... I should keep a pair of leaded crystal candlesticks in there from now on.

 

[mimzy]

My point exactly, Love. They'd be sorry if it was my Husband they barged in on. He'd have one of his babies out so fast and be screamin down the hallway b4 they knew anyone was in the house.
You really lucked out with your Landlord!

 

[tizzo]

SHOOT 'EM!! Shoot em on sight and then tell the cops you were all alone and scared!! I think they'd go for it!! Or post a note that says vicious guard dog...wait to be let in by owner. Even if it's not true, the contracted men will not take any chances...

 

[mimzy]

LoL, shoot em. I love it. I'm too chicken.
I'm too sacred to even get it out when I hear people at the door.
Jersey is really insane about gun laws. In order to shoot an intruder you have to be backed into a corner in a bedroom, and they have to be armed with a weapon of equal capabilities.
You get handcuffed and questioned just for POINTING guns at people, even if they're on your property.
Did I mention I hated New Jersey? What the hell good is a gun for self defense if you're not allowed to defend yourself with it????

 

[tizzo]

What about a bow?? What are the laws on bow shooting?? Or a TAZER!!! Oh man, I wish I had guys coming in at random here that I could use for target practice, LOL. ***)

 

[jdragunas]

you could get a water gun with tobasco sauce in it, and just shoot them in the eyes as soon as you see them... the you could be the one apoligizing... i'm sorry i thought you were here to ---- me... they'll think twice about just walking in again... tobasco sauce in the eye isn't too pleasant...

 

[mimzy]

hehehe. this board ROCKS.

 

[pbienkiewi]

if the landlord enters through the main door, Put a piece of tape on the door to the frame. leave through another door. enter through your 2nd exit. This will tell you if he came in or not........ You need to do something that will embarass the landlord.

I would tell him he can't be in there without you knowing, then get a lawyer.. i bet he is a panty sniffer
better yet. video tape it. so you have proof. not your words against his...
you never know. there could be hidden cameras in there too....lol.

 

[tizzo]

You don't even NEED to prove it. Courts are one of those places that they believe who they hear first. Since he said he can't change it due to the fact that he has a whole complex to run, that's all you need. Course I can't see what a court can do. Pain and suffering hasn't happened so you won't get any money.
Oh Oh, get a restraining order!! That'd stop him!! Oh that would be funny. Arrest your own landlord. Make him hav3e written permission before he can enter!!
Nah, just shoot him... Then sort out the legalities.

 

[jdragunas]

yeah... i don't know if they'd give you a restraining order against the landlord of the building... lol
i like the whole shooting them idea... tobasco sauce, though... it'll work like a charm!!! OOORRR, you can get some sort of acid, and throw a cup of it on his arm or something... "sorry, you shouldn't barge in and scare people like that... it can be dangerous..." lol!!!

 

[tizzo]

Bleach in a squirtgun!! Tobasco sause would be to thick wouldn't it?? Or use bugspray and call it a freak accident you had nothing to do with...mwahahahaha

 

[jdragunas]

i love the evil laugh... that's a great addition to this conversation!!!! Mwahahahahaha... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Bleach would be good too... but you'd have to get them in the eye... you could just say it was for your counters or tiles or something like that, and that they startled you, or that you thought they were there to attack you...
With the tobasco sauce, you could water it down, and it would still hurt like hell!!!

 

[jdragunas]

OOORRR, instead of tobasco, you can buy those incredibly hot peppers, and juice them, then use that in the squirtgun!