Regarding privacy laws, does a landlord have the right to know if any municipal services (i.e. police, fire, ambulance, etc.) have been called to a tenant’s location?
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Regarding privacy laws, does a landlord have the right to know if any municipal services (i.e. police, fire, ambulance, etc.) have been called to a tenant’s location?
Services such a fire, police, ambulance, etc.
Asked on March 1, 2019 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The landlord cannot force the tenant to disclose this information unless the lease (which is a contract, after all) states that the tenant must notify the landlord (such an obligation in a contract is legal and enforceable). The landlord may, however, make an open public records request to the municipal authorities to get this information if he/she wants, the same way that anyone could request this information.
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