The City entered my home while I was away

[TimMcRoy]

Ottumwa Iowa.
I guess we left the door "open"/ajar when we left, and the city came in and entered. Was this trespassing by the city?

 

[CSO286]

Ottumwa Iowa.
I guess we left the door "open"/ajar when we left, and the city came in and entered. Was this trespassing by the city?

Did they tell you why they entered?
How do you know they did?

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

You must have a really big house. Was it the mayor, the councilman, the meter reader, a fireman or a policeman? Someone else? All the above?

 

[TimMcRoy]

My stepfather called me and told me that the city had entered. Let's assume that they walked in on the city being there.

 

[Silverplum]

My stepfather called me and told me that the city had entered. Let's assume that they walked in on the city being there.

Ah, but you are asking people who don't ass*u*me to do just that.

What happened when "The City" entered your home?

 

[LeeHarveyBlotto]

Define "the city". The guy the fills potholes almost certainly has no business in your house, but a cop often does.

 

[nextwife]

Was there a hazardous condition?

 

[TimMcRoy]

To be fair, I just want to know if them entering a home without permission on the sole reason of, "the door was open" is trespassing. The details shouldn't matter.

 

[LeeHarveyBlotto]

You must have a really big house. Was it the mayor, the councilman, the meter reader, a fireman or a policeman? Someone else? All the above?

Ottumwa has a population of about 25,000. Hope the OP has more than one bathroom.

 

[Just Blue]

My stepfather called me and told me that the city had entered. Let's assume that they walked in on the city being there.

Unless 25,000 people entered, then NO. The "city" did not enter. Please clarify.

 

[LeeHarveyBlotto]

To be fair, I just want to know if them entering a home without permission on the sole reason of, "the door was open" is trespassing. The details shouldn't matter.

The details of who the hell you mean by "the city" matters. Are you being intentionally obtuse?

 

[Just Blue]

Ottumwa has a population of about 25,000. Hope the OP has more than one bathroom.

blah...you beat me to it.

 

[TimMcRoy]

Ok, let's say it was a cop. Y/N?
Then let's say it was the health department. Y/N?

 

[Silverplum]

To be fair, I just want to know if them entering a home without permission on the sole reason of, "the door was open" is trespassing. The details shouldn't matter.

The details do matter.

I'm willing to bet you $20 FA Bucks that, if your family member was robbed and disabled in an attack and the front door left open (God forbid, of course), you'd *want* the cops (The City) to check out what happened without an Official Invitation From The Homeowner.

 

[Silverplum]

Ok, let's say it was a cop. Y/N?
Then let's say it was the health department. Y/N?

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Wine? Y/N
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