Who's Liable?
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Which is your right. However, YOU have to PROVE your point. LL in return has to PROVE their point in asserting you are in violation of not only your lease agreement but also of your states LL/T laws, which YOU have ALREADY ADMITTED to breaking.I have evidence of said abuse, and am pursuing the LL in small claims for legal damages I am entitled to.
Which is why you are not a judge. Put shortly, you will lose. While you may not find a specific law or wording to assert your claim, it is VERY clear, and spelled out, in your states LL/T laws that you MUST provide a key or face eviction.And I can't see the logic in requiring me to provide ready access with my key for a lock that I installed to protect my right to privacy and protection from further abuses of that right by my unethical LL.
On top of that, LL could hire a locksmith to change the locks EVERYTIME you change it and charge YOU for the service.
Because state law ALLOWS and DEMANDS the right to posses a key! Can you believe the audacity of a tenant who KNOWINGLY and WILLFULLY breaks the LL/T laws of their state?I also cannot believe that a LL would have the audacity to insist that I give him the tools to use to abuse me further.
Right to Enjoyment is VERY subjective, and is RARELY ruled in favor of the tenant.