So I woke up this morning and my Landlord and some guy I dont know (Im guessing a contractor by the tool belt) are standing in my house yelling if anyone is here.

I was totally asleep, I get up, in my boxers, and ask the guy WTF he thinks he's doing. I didnt get a phone call, no notice on the door saying he wanted to do an inspection. Absolutely No form of contact to ask me if he could come over. He didnt even make an attempt. His exact words were "I rang the buzzer" (its a condo) and he said "I knocked first".

I was fucking Furious, It took me 5 minutes of me standing there in my boxers telling him to get the fuck out before he left. He actually had a bag with new locks and at one point said he was going to change the locks now if I didnt give him my word I would pay rent. At this point I didnt even want to live here anymore, this was way to ridiculous.

I got him to leave, I phoned the Cops non emergency line and said I want to press charges for BnE.


A bit more info, I got an eviction notice on the 2nd (I wasnt here, it says it was filled out on March 2) And its a legal 10 day eviction notice in BC. He served the notice in case I wouldnt pay rent when I got back from Kelowna, we had a verbal agreement that I would pay rent when I got back.

Anyways, thats not the point, not only did we have an agreement that I would pay rent when I got back. Today is only the 11th and the move out date for the eviction notice was the 12th. But legally the move out date is the 15th. He couldnt even have entered if he wanted to.


As far as he knew, I wasnt even home, he thought i was getting back Friday but I got home early (lastnight) and today he shows up and claims he knocked first.

He has my fucking cellphone number, its my only phone, the asshole calls me all the time, this is the first time he didnt call and he just showed up and entered thinking I would be gone.


So after talking to the cops, she said she cant do anything. I didnt think she would but I wanted the police report just in case. So I called the Residential Tenancy Board of BC and talked to an agent. The agent was very nice and told me that not only is it illegal for him to enter without 24hour notice OR permission from the tenant (me) but he also isnt allowed to change the locks without written notice from a Dispute resolution agent.

The agent also told me that I can get compensation (like free rent) for him violating my rights and privacy.


Im moving out on the 14th. I refuse to deal with a fucking retard like this guy. He just doesnt get it, its ridiculous because he Knows that the cops wont do anything, he said himself he has done this before. He admits to Breaking and entering illegally and doesnt care because no one can do anything to stop it.


So my big question is What would You Do if this happened to You?

I mostly just needed to vent but Im curious, What rights do I have in this situation? I feel my privacy was totally violated, and he broke in with out even attempting to contact me under the assumption I was still out of town.

And the fucking stupid thing is he did a walkthrough/inspection on March 1, only that time he phoned me like 5 times and left Written notice for 24 hours. This time he shows up thinking Im away, it seems like he's trying to sneak aound and go through my shit while Im not here, why else would he show up and not call? Even if Im away I could arrange for a friend to be here.

This guy is being allowed to knowingly break the law and violate peoples rights without any consequences. What can/should I do?



PS If anyone is wondering, yes I do grow weed, no not at this particular condo, or I would not have been calling the cops on the douchebag landlord.


Thanks in advance for any advice.


Peace

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Sounds like you got your advice from the Residential Tenancy Board of BC. If you are planning to move out anyways, there's not a whole lotta anything you can do. What would I do? A gun would be pointed at an intruder of my residence. If they aren't supposed to be there, and if this is my private dwelling, I have every right to defend it - at all costs. I don't know what laws are there, but I do have a right to bear arms. I wouldn't fire the gun if I recognized the intruder(s) and knew I wasn't in harm's way, but the intruder(s) would now know that they are trespassing and should feel the impact of infringing on your right to live in your dwelling without worry of losing your life or possessions.

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"Really? Did you know it takes more energy for you to tell me that than it does for you to shut the fuck up and leave me alone?" ~ Bill Hicks

I would just like to add that I am not condoning violence in any way, but I am condoning protecting yourself from POTENTIAL violence against yourself and your family!

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"Really? Did you know it takes more energy for you to tell me that than it does for you to shut the fuck up and leave me alone?" ~ Bill Hicks

Do you know of the dreaded upper-decker?


If not, look it up. You'll know what to do.

dude. leave somthing to rot in the walls or somthing, i'm sure u can find all kinds of stuff like that to do. I've herd of putting crap on the lights so when they turn on the lights it will smell like shit untill they figure out its the lights that smell

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You have the right to bear arms for now anyways, that is if you are in the USA... seems pretty soon that right won't be there anymore but anyways.. I think dude is doing the right thing to just move out. Good you are not growing herbs there. I would NEVER do that in a place I rented.

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Next time Im coming out swinging with a baseball bat. I just never expected something like this to happen, I got caught a little off guard...lol


Hahhaha, thats a good one, Shit on the lights...I'll have to remember that one but Im not putting any shit on anything. I dont want to destroy the place..lol.

I have a clean criminal record, I would like to keep it that way...lol.

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Im in Canada but Im getting my Restricted firearms license in a few weeks. Its just a 2 day safety course and I have a clean record so it shouldnt be a problem. 1911 Colt .45 will be the one doing the talking next time. I wont shoot anyone, but if I wake up and someone is in my house (landlord or not) they are getting a pistol pointed at their head till they explain WTF they are doing.

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Oh man, not that I condones this...I had a friend who had a NASTY landlord. The LL would mess with the yard while he was at work. He would also send "pre notices" that the rent was coming up. My friend was religious about paying, so no need.

Anyway, my friend gets ready to move to the east coast and gives the LL some notice. Thinks that would be a nice thing to do. A few days later there are prospective renters and the LL in his yard at like 0730. WTF? Anyway, things went downhill from there.

My friend buys a roast and pulls the base board off the front of the sink cabinet. He puts said roast under there and re-installs the board. A few hours later he hops on a plane and heads east. We often wonder how long it took the LL to figure out what awful smell was.

Not sure you caught my drift. Google upperdecker, it's downright diabolical when done right.