Can a landlord limit the number of hours tenants have access to a dumpster?
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Can a landlord limit the number of hours tenants have access to a dumpster?
I rent an apartment in a 15 unit complex 3 units are two bedroom town houses. Our landlords believe we tenants are responsible for ongoing debris strewn around the our only dumpster. It is well known to the tenants that a bear is responsible for a lot of the scattered debris regular sightings, scat, claw marks in the rubber dumpster lids and transients go through the dumpster regularly too. The landlords refuse to believe us. They have put a padlock on the dumpster preventing the tenants from using the
Asked on May 29, 2019 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action violates a specific term of your lease, it is legal. A landlord has the right to protect their property, including limiting the hours of dumpster access.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they are allowed to do this, unless the doing of it violates some specific provision of your lease. Landlords have the right to set rules which tenants must live by, which rules are intended to preserve the property, reduce landlord costs (including fines fro the city), and improve hygience, sanitation, or quality of life. What you describe is a rule the landlord may promulgate.
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