Landlord texting me after 11pm at night

[Anonymous]

I think you are getting too worked up about texting at 11. I am not a landlord but I often text friends without regard to time; I text because it's less intrusive than calling. They see the message when they look at their phone on their own time.

As for the dog issue - I don't think it's your landlord that's the problem. I think you have an asshole neighbor that complained about it to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: I love living here but dealing with her has been a huge issue. The last time she texted us after 11pm was back in July and she sent us a text saying "I'm curious to know what's going on in the house so I would like to stop by and check things out. I'll stop by tomorrow and I can let myself in". My roommmate and I lost our minds over that as it literally came out of no where. We are both 26 and 27 and have been living here for 3 years with no issues at all. To make matters worse, she texted us that and never even ended up coming by to "check out things". She goes through crazy periods of acting like this and then other times she is completely normal but I'm definitely going to ask to see this "fine" and letter if she brings it up again.

This is nuts. Does she not need to give you 24 hours notice? What does she mean by "what's going on in the house?"

[Anonymous]

I don't see how one form of silent communication is any more or less professional than another silent form of communication. I wouldn't call at odd hours but on my phone, text or email require pushing a different icon to read and that is it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would ignore her. About the dog I would respond, "Nope, I don't know anything about it." Don't let her stress you out.

OP here: Well I already replied to her telling her how it was my boyfriends dog but that she was 1) not tied up outside/at all and 2) certainly wasn't barking all day outside. She left it with telling me that she was going to contact the homeowners association on Monday and would be in touch. I really hope she doesn't think I am going to pay a "fine" for something that just isn't true at all. I've lived here for 3 years now and she's such a pain to deal with so I'm sure it's going to turn into a huge issue but I'm hoping not.

What the hell? This is why i always deny and play dumb unless the person has pictures/evidence.

This lady sounds crazy.

OP Here: Clearly someone lied because his dog has literally NEVER been tied up outside, ever. Also, the second she barks, he goes outside to make her stop and she has never barked for more then 1-2 minutes tops. I'm extremely pissed about this issue too as she mentioned getting a "fine" and I'm assuming she's going to expect me to pay for it. Wouldn't there have been some sort of a warning, etc. if this really was the case and there was a "barking issue"? I wasn't aware that they can just "fine" you for something without warning you, etc. Either way, what they are claiming isn't true at all so I'll definitely be fighting that.

Ok, so you didnt know anything about a dog tied up outside. Tell her that. Seriously. Trying to explain yourself is way more complicated.

[Anonymous]

Ask for a copy of the HOA bylaws. I am an owner in a HOA community, and our bylaws state that any renters will abide by the HOA rules. This way, in the future, you can know what is allowed and what is not. True or not true.

[Anonymous]

OP,

Do not ignore her texts. Respond to them via email. Ask her to communicate with you in email only, and ask that she email during reasonable business hours. (8 AM to 5 PM). This is a business relationship.

It is possible that someone complained about the dog. Ask for a copy of the bylaws. HOA often are stricter with tenants, BTW. Maybe not in the by-laws but in practice.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would ignore her. About the dog I would respond, "Nope, I don't know anything about it." Don't let her stress you out.

OP here: Well I already replied to her telling her how it was my boyfriends dog but that she was 1) not tied up outside/at all and 2) certainly wasn't barking all day outside. She left it with telling me that she was going to contact the homeowners association on Monday and would be in touch. I really hope she doesn't think I am going to pay a "fine" for something that just isn't true at all. I've lived here for 3 years now and she's such a pain to deal with so I'm sure it's going to turn into a huge issue but I'm hoping not.

What the hell? This is why i always deny and play dumb unless the person has pictures/evidence.

This lady sounds crazy.

OP Here: Clearly someone lied because his dog has literally NEVER been tied up outside, ever. Also, the second she barks, he goes outside to make her stop and she has never barked for more then 1-2 minutes tops. I'm extremely pissed about this issue too as she mentioned getting a "fine" and I'm assuming she's going to expect me to pay for it. Wouldn't there have been some sort of a warning, etc. if this really was the case and there was a "barking issue"? I wasn't aware that they can just "fine" you for something without warning you, etc. Either way, what they are claiming isn't true at all so I'll definitely be fighting that.

Ok, so you didnt know anything about a dog tied up outside. Tell her that. Seriously. Trying to explain yourself is way more complicated.

Actually it sounds like OP is at fault here. Letting a dog bark outside for 2 minutes repeatedly is really annoying and might violate the HOA. Being in a truck in a dog box vs tied up doesn't really make a difference. Also, based on OP's general spoiledness I am getting that the barking was actually more like 5-10 mins, not 1-2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's the fact that it's a professional, contractual relationship. I agree that she should not be texting you at all. Have you told her you prefer texts? Do you even check email? Some 20-somethings don't. I would block them all and tell her you don't get texting on those numbers and to please email.

And yes, there would certainly be a warning first, it that's even a legit violation.

She should really get a property management company to handle everything because she is too prone to boundary issues, based on what you have written here.

OP Here- I do check email daily as it comes straight to my iPhone. Also, that's what I thought too- that there would have been a warning first and not just "oh here's a fine".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: I love living here but dealing with her has been a huge issue. The last time she texted us after 11pm was back in July and she sent us a text saying "I'm curious to know what's going on in the house so I would like to stop by and check things out. I'll stop by tomorrow and I can let myself in". My roommmate and I lost our minds over that as it literally came out of no where. We are both 26 and 27 and have been living here for 3 years with no issues at all. To make matters worse, she texted us that and never even ended up coming by to "check out things". She goes through crazy periods of acting like this and then other times she is completely normal but I'm definitely going to ask to see this "fine" and letter if she brings it up again.

This is nuts. Does she not need to give you 24 hours notice? What does she mean by "what's going on in the house?"

Op here- we had no idea what she meant by that. It came completely out of no where. Her husband had been here about a week prior, fixing our water tank so he was able to see that literally nothing was going on in the house. No damage, no pets, nothing. She's literally just crazy to be honest.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't respond until normal business hours, and then only in an email or phone call.

This isn't a friend texting you. The landlord needs to conduct business during business hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP,

Do not ignore her texts. Respond to them via email. Ask her to communicate with you in email only, and ask that she email during reasonable business hours. (8 AM to 5 PM). This is a business relationship.

It is possible that someone complained about the dog. Ask for a copy of the bylaws. HOA often are stricter with tenants, BTW. Maybe not in the by-laws but in practice.

Good luck.

Op here- thank you for this advice, I will definitely ask her for a copy of that.

I'm also pretty sure it was our neighbors next door that probably complained as we had to make multiple noise complaints about them over the last month and a half so I'm pretty sure this is them trying to retaliate.

[Anonymous]

This is random, but OP you use the word literally a lot. Find a new word to use or omit it. It makes you look juvenile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is random, but OP you use the word literally a lot. Find a new word to use or omit it. It makes you look juvenile.

oh dear God

[Anonymous]

What's wrong with texting late

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:OP here: I love living here but dealing with her has been a huge issue. The last time she texted us after 11pm was back in July and she sent us a text saying "I'm curious to know what's going on in the house so I would like to stop by and check things out. I'll stop by tomorrow and I can let myself in". My roommmate and I lost our minds over that as it literally came out of no where. We are both 26 and 27 and have been living here for 3 years with no issues at all. To make matters worse, she texted us that and never even ended up coming by to "check out things". She goes through crazy periods of acting like this and then other times she is completely normal but I'm definitely going to ask to see this "fine" and letter if she brings it up again.

This is nuts. Does she not need to give you 24 hours notice? What does she mean by "what's going on in the house?"

Op here- we had no idea what she meant by that. It came completely out of no where. Her husband had been here about a week prior, fixing our water tank so he was able to see that literally nothing was going on in the house. No damage, no pets, nothing. She's literally just crazy to be honest.

I am curious about how you get "crazy" from a property owner wanting to inspect her property? Do you not get that she owns it and you rent it? Yes she needs to give you the legally required notice, but it is far from crazy for her to want to inspect her own property.