Q: Can you seek compensation for a landlord entering without notice and running up your electric bill.
A.C. was off and nobody was home all day. Apartment complex maintenence worker entered in the morning without 12 hour notice (I think that's the law in florida) to unclog A.C. drain and left A.C. running for hours until I came home at night. We have stated that we don't feel comfortable with people entering as they please after a worker walked in on my naked girlfriend and they said that they will require our permission to enter from then on. Can I seek compensation for the increased electric bill or press charges for unlawful entry with no notice or psychological trauma.
A: You may seek damages…but you will have to prove that your landlord did what you say he did and also show the amount of damages. You are not going to be able to seek emotional injury damages without an actual impact on your person…you may also sue the landlord for a trespass.
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