Dear Ladybug: My daughter is a tenant with a yearly lease. She pays her rent on time. She rents a house from an absentee landlord. Her landlord lives in a nearby town. The other day her landlord pulled up and stuck a Trump sign in her yard. My daughter is beside herself. She is a Biden supporter and has considered putting a Biden sign next to the Trump sign. However, she is afraid it will cause an issue with her landlord. What would you advise her to do?
yours, Trumped up yard in distress
Dear Distress: While the ladybug does not want to be accused of being political, after much consideration, I have decided to respond to this question because I feel your daughters rights as a tenant have been violated. I consider this more a legal matter.
When we sign a lease with a landlord, we have certain rights. One of those rights is something called "Peaceful Enjoyment." If the Trump sign is causing your daughter distress, then this is not "Peaceful Enjoyment." The fact is that while your daughter is a tenant in good standing with her rent being paid on time, the landlord has no right to do anything on the property inside or out without prior notice. Even with prior notice, that visit or activity should be to improve the premises or complete necessary repairs.
She could take the landlord to court for violating her "peaceful enjoyment." Many landlords think they can do what they want because they are the property owner. That is not the case. However, by the time you got to court, the election would probably be over and the issue will have been self resolved.
I understand that your daughter is worried about having issues with this Trump supporter landlord. Many Trump supporters tend to be fanatics and aggressive. On top of that, I have to let you two know it is illegal for anyone to remove, or destroy political signs which can result in a $2,500 fine.
The best thing that could happen is if the sign just disappeared in the dark of night. I could never suggest that your daughter make that happen but it would be great Karma at work. Then if the landlord asked what happened to the sign, your daughter would have clear deniability.
If the sign does goes missing, I would not put up a Biden sign as you don't want to alert the landlord to the fact that your daughter is a Biden supporter. She would then have reason to believe your daughter was behind the sign disappearance and we would never want that to happen.
Your daughter may want to remind the landlord that he or she should give 24 hour notice before visiting the property as stated in the lease.
In any event, the landlord may get tired of bringing new signs and stay away until the first of each month. Tell her to keep her chin up. Soon the election will be over and this signage stress issue will be in her review mirror.
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yours, Trumped up yard in distress
Dear Distress: While the ladybug does not want to be accused of being political, after much consideration, I have decided to respond to this question because I feel your daughters rights as a tenant have been violated. I consider this more a legal matter.
When we sign a lease with a landlord, we have certain rights. One of those rights is something called "Peaceful Enjoyment." If the Trump sign is causing your daughter distress, then this is not "Peaceful Enjoyment." The fact is that while your daughter is a tenant in good standing with her rent being paid on time, the landlord has no right to do anything on the property inside or out without prior notice. Even with prior notice, that visit or activity should be to improve the premises or complete necessary repairs.
She could take the landlord to court for violating her "peaceful enjoyment." Many landlords think they can do what they want because they are the property owner. That is not the case. However, by the time you got to court, the election would probably be over and the issue will have been self resolved.
I understand that your daughter is worried about having issues with this Trump supporter landlord. Many Trump supporters tend to be fanatics and aggressive. On top of that, I have to let you two know it is illegal for anyone to remove, or destroy political signs which can result in a $2,500 fine.
The best thing that could happen is if the sign just disappeared in the dark of night. I could never suggest that your daughter make that happen but it would be great Karma at work. Then if the landlord asked what happened to the sign, your daughter would have clear deniability.
If the sign does goes missing, I would not put up a Biden sign as you don't want to alert the landlord to the fact that your daughter is a Biden supporter. She would then have reason to believe your daughter was behind the sign disappearance and we would never want that to happen.
Your daughter may want to remind the landlord that he or she should give 24 hour notice before visiting the property as stated in the lease.
In any event, the landlord may get tired of bringing new signs and stay away until the first of each month. Tell her to keep her chin up. Soon the election will be over and this signage stress issue will be in her review mirror.
Dear Readers: If you have a question that has been weighing on your mind, please email to: [email protected] or message through Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LadyBugDeliveryService
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