You have less than three months left? You should start looking for new places now. Don't let the contractors in if you don't want to. Your notice to vacate may speed up your moving process.

I understand not wanting to move in order to save money but the money you save during the next two months wouldn't seem to be worth the problems you are dealing with.

Please allow me to clarify: I *must* stay here in order to save money to move. I already have been looking for a new place. That is not my issue, the issue is that they want to perform renovations inside of my apartment while we live here, and they are harassing me to do so.

I cannot afford an early notice to vacate, as that could possibly render us homeless.

Housing called me again today to tell me that I must *agree* to let these people in to do this work, and that if I do not agree, they cannot come in.

The civil section code 1954. in California states that the owner has right to entry to make improvements. The line is very blurry, about where their rights begin and mine end.

Even though I have spoken with the owners again, to tell them I do not AGREE with their entering to renovate windows, they say they have legal right to in order to IMPROVE. I think these people are disgusting, and according to housing and other sources here, this particular owner has a habit of doing this to to other apartments.

Here in Virginia, I work coordinating evictions after foreclosures. So what if you get a Notice to Vacate? If you don't (here), they take it to trial in which you'd be able to state your case with all of the documentation that you've been keeping from all of your contact with them (such as phone log, copies of the letters, summaries of phone calls to the housing athority). if they're granted possession, they still have to file with the court and get teh sheriff involved for a lockout. All of which takes time, which is what you're looking for.

I'd be surprised if they'd be able to force you out before your lease is up. If I were you, I'd call the cops on them for harassment and then change the locks. By the time their attempt to evict you gets to court, you will have hopefully found somewhere better.

It's obvious that they're trying to force the residents to move out. They found they weren't able to do so with the 'immediate lease terminations,' so they're doing it this way. Happens all the time in NY, when someone wants to get rid of the longtime tenants and go condo or something.

I am seriously appalled when I read about how other property owners function in their business dealings. I should say *some* property owners, since not all are unscrupulous. It doesn't make any sense to me, why these people are hell bent on getting in to rip out my windows, when I will be gone at the end of April anyway. But it's as if they have a burning need to weild their almighty powers, regardless of how it effects another human being.

And on a human level, to these people, I am a unit number, not a real person with a real family and a child to consider. They treat everyone here like that. Before these people took over, we had a wonderful man who was in charge. He addressed us by NAME. He waved if he ever saw us coming and going when we went by the office on our way out. If we had a problem, he sent someone over to fix it pronto. He never once harassed me, left ridiculous threatening notes on everyone's doors if one person in the entire complex broke a rule, and he certainly had a life of his own and didn't care to nose into the tenant's lives. This is how a renter should be treated.

I came out of my door today to find a woman sitting on the stairs with her head in her hands crying, while her children were playing around her. She was given a THIRTY DAY notice to vacate, after living at her apartment for NINE years. She says she has no where to go. She should have much longer than this by law, which is SIXTY day notice if living in the apartment over a year. These new owners will try to get away with anything even if they know it is illegal.

Let me also add this, every single time the new manager comes to my door to speak with me, she can't ever look me in my eyes. She will look down at the step, look at the sides, but never in my eyes when speaking to me. I guess it's much easier to harass people when you don't have to actually look them in the eye.

Sorry for my rant, but honestly, it's time for home ownership when it comes to owners treating people like they are dirt beneath their feet.

Hmmm, they are playing head games with you.

Next time they call about renovations, say something like

'I'm pregnant and I have a toddler. I'm going to call the city to have lead testin done before you can do any renovation workk in here. I'm not willing to risk my children without that testing.'

Then call the city and ask who in the city tests for lead.

If that doesn't stop them, post again.

You need to look into the laws more. Where I live it is a 90 day (3 month) process before they can evict anyone. At thirty days you get a notice.At 60 days,you go to court. At 90 days is when you have to move out...and that is ONLY if the judge decides to side with the complex at the hearing.Obviously if you are still paying rent they would have to have some serious reasons for evicting you...other then not letting them install windows.
I would take a good look at your lease.Do you see any clause that says ANYTHING about terminating your lease if you dont let them do upgrades? If not,then they dont have much of a choice to leave you alone until your lease is up. Whether or not they are not the ones that signed you to that lease,it is STILL legally binding until it is up.
I would contact the housing commission in your area,and as someone did in another thread,possibaly even your local congressman.