A cop says I have no rights?

frankiee	No. Punch him in his mouth

Phil McGroyen	No. They still need a warrant for an apartment.

Pat	you have very little to worry about zzzzzzzzzzzz Don't worry be happy

Obvioustrollisobvious	They still need some warrant or permission from the landlord or yourself to get in, unless there is a real need to get in, like somebody dying.

HEY YOU	you should record the cop's convo and then make copies and send it to superiors and the chief of police. see what they say.

Poppy	They can do that, will it stand up in court? IDK. You create suspicion when you deny them a looks see. No worries, keep not letting them in they will eventually develop a case against you. You have your rights.

Andre	yea since the landlord is the one who really owns the building all they have to do is ask for the landlords permission i think n it wont be against the law if u owned the house though then yes theyd be violating the amendment n u could probably sue

Gunner221	Your apartment is your home, You have the same rights to privacy as anyone else, A warrant is needed before a search can begin. If this happens then contact the department for an explanation or to file a complaint.

houseman2012	The apartment owners permission is definatly required. They still need due process to impose against the land lords permission. So if they called the landlord and he said go ahead they can barge right in. I know there is some sort of stipulation to this but i don't know what they are. They probably need to provide ample proof that these measures were taken in order for it to be a legal search.

Jay	The landlord can enter your apartment at anytime so if the police accompany him/her that would be a different story. However if they seize anything that is going to be used against you in court then there is no doubt that it would be excluded from your trial because of the lack of a warrant. You must have quite a record if you have police officers holding grudges against you. I never met a police officer before I entered the academy.

Billy Bob	Not true. Jay says, "The landlord can enter your apartment at anytime", this is also false.

suroot4all	There is some validity to their statements. The problem comes in with the fact that you do not own the apartment, but your landlord does own the apartment. Because of this, he can theoretically give permission for them to search it without a warrant. The courts have ruled that this only applies to hotel rooms, however, and not rented property. So unless the prosecutor was really good and able to somehow convince a judge that an apartment is a hotel, they cannot search your apartment without a warrant. The code violations presents an interesting point though. I suppose it would be possible for them to get the landlord to open the door for the code violations and then everything in 'plain view' would be fair game. If you had a good lawyer though then all he would have to point out is that the police generally do not enforce code violations in this fashion, and that they had an obvious 'grudge' against you. Of course at this point, they already would have gotten into your apartment. If you don't have anything to hide, then the point of the lawyer is irrelevant because they wouldn't find any evidence anyway. If it is an issue, then contact a supervisor. As much as some people would love to say it is, the USA is not a police state. Someone will listen to your story and if it is valid then something will be done.