Q: Can a landlord come into my son's duplex to take his dog and cat and rehome them while my son is hospitalized?
Today is Tuesday and my son was taken to the hospital on Friday night. Since Friday night, my son's landlord had been harassing me about his animals and the rent. The rent isn't due until Nov 1. My son's best friend is taking care of his pets. She feeds them and lets them out a few times a dday.She lives right next door to my son. I cannot take the pets into my home due to my four senior pets. The landlord is threatening to enter my son's house after I told him no he could not remove the animals. The landlord's now threatening the pet caregiver that he is bringing the animal control tomorrow and taking the pets. The caregiver has quit helping with the pets. I'm trying to find another solution for the pets. I haven't found one as yet. I just started looking today. How can I keep the landlord from entering my son's home.
A: There really is no way you can keep landlord out. The landlord has the right to inspect the premises upon giving notice, and he has given notice. And there is no practical way to prevent him from sending them to the shelter. In theory, you could go to court and try to get an injunction, but who will take care of them? If they go to the shelter, you can call the shelter and talk to them about it. You could arrange to have someone else take them, or have them boarded. Your son could sue landlord when he gets out of the hospital for the cost of boarding them.
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