[vox] [OT] renters question - "snooping" landlord

[Steven Peck]

Maybe something here on landlord, but IIRC they have to give 24 hour =
notice
period.  you reside in the property and you have a resonable expectation =
of
privacy in the backyard as well.  As long as they give notice properly, =
then
they can do it, but just stopping by won't cut it.  Call your local city
hall, I suspect Davis is more rententive about this issue and they =
should be
able to direct you to some resources as well.
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/index.html

Also, when you pop open the demarc box, the the cable you test in is
generally the actual connection to the house.  When you test this and =
still
find static, mention this fact explicitly to SBCBell.  Also, get the =
time,
name and contents of ALL conversations with anyone over thematter and =
the
ticket number.  Record them in a notebook and carry it around until the =
issue
is resolved.  It bothers them when you do that. =20

Other tip:  If they keep saying 'Not my dept's issue" and they want to
transfer you, ask for a 'warm' handoff based on run-around issues in the
past.  You'll be on hold longer, but THEY have to find someone who'll =
take
the issue.

-sp

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Simons [mailto:msimons@moria.simons-clan.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 2:30 PM
> To: vox@lists.lugod.org
> Subject: Re: [vox] [OT] renters question - "snooping" landlord
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> On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 01:51:49PM -0700, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > i believe he might have screwed up our phone while on the=20
> roof cutting
> > branches.  our phone has an incredible amount of=20
> intermittent static.
> > i'm reluctant to call the phone company.  on one hand, we=20
> never had this
> > problem before.  on the other hand, if the phone company=20
> doesn't find a
> > problem, they penalize you with a $50 fine if the problem=20
> exists between
> > the cable pair and your phone.   i'm not sure what to do. =20
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> Pete,
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>   There should be a box attached to the side of your house where the
> phone line attaches to and then enters your house.  Normally they are=20
> a grey color.  I think they are called the 'D-Mark'. =20
> Anyway... open it
> up and there should be a phone jack available inside.  Connect a phone
> up to it and check for static.  If there is static, then it=20
> is a PacBell=20
> problem... bother them.
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>     TTFN,
>       Mike
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> ps:
>   you can normally disconnect the house wiring from the d-mark box
> just to be sure it's nothing inside the house.
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