The City entered my home while I was away

[Antigone*]

If I am lying on the floor in the bedroom after a heart attack, or after an intruder breaks in and knocks me on the noggin and my door is ajar, I sure WANT any passing officer, city worker, neighbor to check on my welfare!

One does not condemn a house because a door is ajar. If a condemnation order is issued it is due to unsafe conditions and failure to maintain the property in a safe, habitable condition. Not due to any door being open or not.

I've fallen and I can't get up

 

[startedone]

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.

A person must be told to leave or never to enter the property prior to trespassing being in play.

An illegal search is more your angle? In this instance, I would think not but I am not a judge, I could see it going both ways depending on the facts.

Now go and file a notice of trespass with your town & state telling them to stay off your property , if you wish.

 

[startedone]

Yes. The police entered because the door was open to determine if there was an emergency (health or crime) and then called health department (and probably child
Protection.

Health dept.'s have even greater authority than cops !

 

[asiny]

Seeing as everything you posted does not specify WHO entered your home.. it really becomes too varied of a question.

Instead of giving the, hypothetical, What if it was a Cop? What if it was the Health Department? Why not just state who entered your property.

You want an answer based on fact... then give us the facts.

If a cop entered your property - then exigent circumstances existed because your door was open.

I guess the big question would be, what caused you to get in such an uproar? Did they cause damage? Steal? Wear your underwear and make some long distance phone calls?

 

[proud_parent]

Yep, it sure does.

I'm leaning toward 17.

I'll go as high as 19-20. Ottumwa has a community college, too.