MountainDew
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I lease a commercial building for hobby use. As such I have a commercial lease, but I do not do any business there. There has been a big crime problem in the neighborhood lately, the business to my south just got robbed for the second time this year.
There is a small path behind my building that would make a great place for criminals to hide. (and it goes right between my door and the place that keeps getting robbed) I pay for this property, about 4' wide and 40' long, and, I'm allowed to use it for whatever I want as long as it falls within the industrial zoning limits. I normally use it for storage, but, because of the crime I have moved anything worth more than $5 inside, and, to act as a temporary fence at the end of this path, I piled up some old peices of wood and some steel barrels. I intend to build a proper fence very soon...
Anyway, apparently my landlord didn't like that and now my things are in a different location than I left them. They no longer serve as a fence. Some of the stuff is missing. It may have been "garbage", but it was still my garbage, and I'm allowed to store it there if I want to. The stuff that is missing may not be worth more than $10, but, again, I'm not in the business of giving my things away. Also nobody could have even seen this stuff unless they went snooping where they don't belong, because it's entirely behind my building. I even have before and after photographs.
I'm not worried about the value of the stuff, it's the principle that bothers me. Nobody should be touching my things. I might add there are four "NO TRESPASSING" signs easily visible in this area. The landlord never asked me to clean it up, nor did she ask permission to clean it up, or even notify me that she was going to clean it up.
My lease says the landlord is allowed to enter the premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of "examining into the condition thereof, or for any other lawful purpose". It says nothing about touching my property. Is she allowed to do this? I know she can ASK ME to move something she doesn't like...but does that mean she can just go up and move it whenever/where ever she feels like without notice?
I lease a commercial building for hobby use. As such I have a commercial lease, but I do not do any business there. There has been a big crime problem in the neighborhood lately, the business to my south just got robbed for the second time this year.
There is a small path behind my building that would make a great place for criminals to hide. (and it goes right between my door and the place that keeps getting robbed) I pay for this property, about 4' wide and 40' long, and, I'm allowed to use it for whatever I want as long as it falls within the industrial zoning limits. I normally use it for storage, but, because of the crime I have moved anything worth more than $5 inside, and, to act as a temporary fence at the end of this path, I piled up some old peices of wood and some steel barrels. I intend to build a proper fence very soon...
Anyway, apparently my landlord didn't like that and now my things are in a different location than I left them. They no longer serve as a fence. Some of the stuff is missing. It may have been "garbage", but it was still my garbage, and I'm allowed to store it there if I want to. The stuff that is missing may not be worth more than $10, but, again, I'm not in the business of giving my things away. Also nobody could have even seen this stuff unless they went snooping where they don't belong, because it's entirely behind my building. I even have before and after photographs.
I'm not worried about the value of the stuff, it's the principle that bothers me. Nobody should be touching my things. I might add there are four "NO TRESPASSING" signs easily visible in this area. The landlord never asked me to clean it up, nor did she ask permission to clean it up, or even notify me that she was going to clean it up.
My lease says the landlord is allowed to enter the premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of "examining into the condition thereof, or for any other lawful purpose". It says nothing about touching my property. Is she allowed to do this? I know she can ASK ME to move something she doesn't like...but does that mean she can just go up and move it whenever/where ever she feels like without notice?
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As I clearly explained above I PAY FOR THIS PROPERTY, therefore I have EVERY RIGHT to that area, and NOBODY ELSE does! The landlord CANNOT trash ANYTHING I put there. The landlord would know it was my stuff there because it is on MY PROPERTY. And NO, the city had nothing to do with it. As I explained I am allowed to do whatever I want on this property as per my lease as long as it falls within the industrial zoning limits. If I wanted to I could literally open up a garbage dump there. This is NOT a residence and it is NOT in a residential area.