"When do I have to allow my landlord into my unit to show it to prospective renters? Do I have the right to refuse entrance into

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my lease expires July 25. Nothing in lease about showing the unit while I still live there.

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Bruno Bianchi ·
if there is no provision in your lease concerning when and how you have to provide access to the landlord, the general rule is that the landlord should give you notice before requesting access. The landlord's access requests should be reasonable -- i.e., she should not be asking you to provide access to potential renters every day or ask for multiple access showings in a single day. You should advise your landlord that you are willing to provide reasonable access and ask for at least 48-72 hours notice for each access request.
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Steven Smollens ·
Dear Point Lookout Tenant: You may be correct that the lease did not provide the landlord the right to request entry into the rented home during the term of the lease to show the apartment to a prospective renter. Most leases do contain a clause stating the landlord's right to gain access to the home during the lease and the proper advance notice needed to secure the right to enter. Even with an "access clause" the landlord may very well be stuck with a tenant's decision to breach the lease and not provide access when given proper advance notice. The landlord's remedy is not to break in but to declare a breach of the lease by the tenant and serve a notice to cure. That will require a lawyer to defend the tenancy through July 25. You may consider consulting a local attorney in order to declare your right to oppose the landlord's request to show the
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