My boyfriend has had an overbearing landlord since July and is almost done with his lease but recently the situation has gotten much worse. The landlord walks into the unit almost every day.He is renovating the kitchen because he plans to live in the unit once it is fully renovated. Sometimes he brings friends to help him with the renovations. He never gives prior notice. This concerns me because my boyfriend never knows who is in his unit during the day or if they are trustworthy. Also since he is renovating the unit with nice things he wants for himself he has become overbearing. He has been putting new restrictions and rules on the use of anything that has been renovated. My bf is a resident physician and he likes to be able to watch his tv while eating but recently the landlord has been coming in daily to ensure that he isn't eating anywhere other than where he wants him to eat. None of these new rules are in the lease and comes up with new ones weekly and calls my boyfriend daily about them.
He also appears to come in just to check on things at least once or twice a day. He walks around the apartment. Upon learning that someone is there he'll say he needed the same book and he'll look at it a couple minutes and then leave. He also often leaves the door unlocked when he leaves which again I think is a concern because my bf never knows if his doors are locked while he is at work. I also don't like the idea of him snooping around without notice. I think my boyfriend deserves some privacy and its stressful for him to have a demanding job plus worry about this guy coming in at all hours day or night. He always just lets himself in, rarely knocks.
He tells my boyfriend where to eat, when to do the dishes, and where he can't put the kitchen appliances. My boyfriend is a resident physician and wakes up at 4 am. He gets phone calls about lights being on at 10:30 at night and emails about dirty dishes in the sink. He has a roommate and often times these aren't even his. He told my boyfriend he wasn't allowed to have guests, which is allowable in the lease, because there was a dirty dish in the sink. I think he is treating my boyfriend, who is a professional adult, like a child. I want my boyfriend to talk to his landlord. He is getting very tired and stressed about the situation but he's worried about not getting his deposit back, not getting a good reference, or the landlord taking some other retaliation such as eviction before he's ready to move out. What is the best thing to do in this situation.
He also appears to come in just to check on things at least once or twice a day. He walks around the apartment. Upon learning that someone is there he'll say he needed the same book and he'll look at it a couple minutes and then leave. He also often leaves the door unlocked when he leaves which again I think is a concern because my bf never knows if his doors are locked while he is at work. I also don't like the idea of him snooping around without notice. I think my boyfriend deserves some privacy and its stressful for him to have a demanding job plus worry about this guy coming in at all hours day or night. He always just lets himself in, rarely knocks.
He tells my boyfriend where to eat, when to do the dishes, and where he can't put the kitchen appliances. My boyfriend is a resident physician and wakes up at 4 am. He gets phone calls about lights being on at 10:30 at night and emails about dirty dishes in the sink. He has a roommate and often times these aren't even his. He told my boyfriend he wasn't allowed to have guests, which is allowable in the lease, because there was a dirty dish in the sink. I think he is treating my boyfriend, who is a professional adult, like a child. I want my boyfriend to talk to his landlord. He is getting very tired and stressed about the situation but he's worried about not getting his deposit back, not getting a good reference, or the landlord taking some other retaliation such as eviction before he's ready to move out. What is the best thing to do in this situation.
