Q: In Portland if a landlord sends someone to do an inspection, can I require them to wear a masking and gloves during?
Have an inspection coming up and I’m worried with COVID know my landlords that they will not follow proper health protocol and I am immuno comprised.
A: Certainly - you are free to put any reasonable requirements you wish upon anyone wanting to enter your home, just tell them ahead of time. If they don't want to comply, refuse entry. If they try to enter anyway, document it and call the police the same as you would for anyone trying to force their way into your home. A tenant is always free to deny entry to a landlord so long as they do not do so unreasonably. You cannot tell a landlord that he cannot enter as long as you have a tenancy. But you can tell him sorry, Saturday is not convenient for me so please do not enter. The key is you have to be clear - do not enter. "I'd prefer that you didn't" etc. is NOT good enough. I tell my tenant clients to offer an alternative - Saturday is not convenient but Tuesday between 2 and 4 is for example. If you offer an alternative, even if it is inconvenient for the landlord, a landlord will have a devil of a time convincing a Judge that you are being unreasonable when you otherwise deny entry. Entry is intended to be a mutually negotiated process, not just dictated by the landlord. Good luck.
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