How do I authorize my wife to inspect property, I'm only one listed as landlord

[michaerlscai]

what do I need to do to authorize my wife to inspect house, I'm the only one listed as landlord and I'm living in CA, house is in AZ..

tenant wouldn't let my wife enter, house was actually under her name.

 

[justalayman]

You look at your wife and say:

Wife, I hereby authorize you as my agent and are allowed to inspect my rental units.

Seriously, tell your tenant to knock off the crap.

and ownership does not mean much. The person named as landlord is the only one with the rights of a landlord.

RCW 59.18.150
Landlord's right of entry — Purposes — Searches by fire officials — Searches by code enforcement officials for inspection purposes — Conditions.

(1) The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.

(5) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency or abandonment.

(6) The landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant, and shall provide notice before entry as provided in this subsection. Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two days' written notice of his or her intent to enter and shall enter only at reasonable times. The notice must state the exact time and date or dates of entry or specify a period of time during that date or dates in which the entry will occur, in which case the notice must specify the earliest and latest possible times of entry. The notice must also specify the telephone number to which the tenant may communicate any objection or request to reschedule the entry. The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter the dwelling unit at a specified time where the landlord has given at least one day's notice of intent to enter to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers or tenants. A landlord shall not unreasonably interfere with a tenant's enjoyment of the rented dwelling unit by excessively exhibiting the dwelling unit.

(7) The landlord has no other right of access except by court order, arbitrator or by consent of the tenant.

based on that, the tenant does have the right to refuse you or your agent entry to the premises. If you believe it is unreasonable, then you can go to court and obtain a courts ruling on that.

but definitely do not ignore the following:

(8) A landlord or tenant who continues to violate the rights of the tenant or landlord with respect to the duties imposed on the other as set forth in this section after being served with one written notification alleging in good faith violations of this section listing the date and time of the violation shall be liable for up to one hundred dollars for each violation after receipt of the notice. The prevailing landlord or tenant may recover costs of the suit or arbitration under this section, and may also recover reasonable attorneys' fees.