Saying no to entry

Your Georgia lease may not give your landlord the right to enter your unit. Then you can legally refuse to let the landlord in, except in cases of emergency.

If you say no to your Hawaii landlord in an unreasonable way, you must pay for the damage it directly caused.

Do not block your landlord from entering for a real emergency or a repair the lease allows. If you do, a court can order you to give access. You could also face eviction, have to pay the landlord's costs, and be responsible for damage that got worse while you kept the landlord out.

If you refuse to allow your landlord lawful entry, a court can order you to allow entry or end your lease. Either way, you may have to pay your landlord money for the cost this causes.

You have a duty too. If you refuse needed repair visits without a good reason, the landlord can use that against you. Repeated unfair refusals can become grounds for an eviction case.

You cannot refuse to let your landlord in for a reason Ohio law allows, without a good reason. If you do, your landlord can sue you for the money it lost, plus reasonable attorney's fees (the cost of a lawyer). Your landlord can also end your lease, file an eviction case, or ask a court to order you to allow entry.

If you will not let your landlord in when Oklahoma law allows it, they have options. They can ask a court to order you to let them in. Or, instead, they can end your lease.

If your landlord gives you the required 24 hours' notice, you can still say no to that visit. You must tell your landlord you are refusing before or when your landlord tries to enter. You can do this by telling your landlord directly or by posting a written notice on your door.

If your landlord is legally allowed to enter and you refuse, your landlord can ask a court to order you to allow access. Your landlord can also end the lease through the eviction process and take back the home. Your landlord can collect money too, for the actual harm this caused.

If you refuse to let your landlord in without good reason, your landlord can ask a court to order you to allow it. Your landlord can also end the lease instead, and get money for the harm this caused plus lawyer's fees, from you.

The same $100 penalty works both ways. If you refuse entry without a good reason, after your landlord sends a written notice, you owe up to $100 for each time it happens. Whoever wins in court can also get back their costs and lawyer's fees.