That was my point about contractors. Have you ever tried to hire a contractor?
Contractor: “I’ll be there on Tuesday” “Oh sorry, we got called back to an emergency job, it’ll be Thursday” “Uh, we got the top floor suites done on Thursday but didnt have time for the bottom floor, we should be good for those on Friday”
And thats not exaggerating, it happens all the time. So as a landlord am I gonna run to post a notice every time a contractor delays? Nope. If its a full building renovation Im gonna post on your door that, “We’re doing renos on your floor for the next two weeks. Contractors will be in and out of your suite to do measurements for new appliances and cabinets during this time. Can’t give you exact times because it depends on when they are available.”
That’s the real world, and tenants who want a 24 hr notice for every entry are being unrealistic.
Well, sure, but thats a 5 year process. And Ive worked on changing landlord/tenant law with my own MLA but I live in AB.
The more salient point is ‘dont complain about not getting a notice on your door when your landlord is trying to upgrade your living conditions, you’re shooting yourself in the foot.’
Those don’t sound like very good reasons to ignore your legal obligations.
Which legal obligation are you referring to?
That was my point about contractors. Have you ever tried to hire a contractor?
Contractor: “I’ll be there on Tuesday” “Oh sorry, we got called back to an emergency job, it’ll be Thursday” “Uh, we got the top floor suites done on Thursday but didnt have time for the bottom floor, we should be good for those on Friday”
And thats not exaggerating, it happens all the time. So as a landlord am I gonna run to post a notice every time a contractor delays? Nope. If its a full building renovation Im gonna post on your door that, “We’re doing renos on your floor for the next two weeks. Contractors will be in and out of your suite to do measurements for new appliances and cabinets during this time. Can’t give you exact times because it depends on when they are available.”
That’s the real world, and tenants who want a 24 hr notice for every entry are being unrealistic.
Saddle up to get the law changed, then.
Well, sure, but thats a 5 year process. And Ive worked on changing landlord/tenant law with my own MLA but I live in AB.
The more salient point is ‘dont complain about not getting a notice on your door when your landlord is trying to upgrade your living conditions, you’re shooting yourself in the foot.’