I just had a good ol’ chuckle with/at (I haven’t decided which one yet) a property manager who walked in on a tenant freshly out of the shower, naked as the day he was born.
 
Needless to say the teenager in me was boggled with all sorts of questions.  Who screamed first?!  Has he got a six-pack?  Did the guy at least score himself a week free rent?  OMG you didn’t point and laugh did you?! 
 

ROTFLMAO!!! 
 
Okay.  Now that all the juvenile rubbish is out of my system, I think this is as good a chance as any for us to recap on the inspection process.
 

Why do we inspect our properties? 

Because they are OURS and someone else is living in them.  If you lend someone your stuff, you have the right to rest with the knowledge that it is being well taken care of right?  Additionally, the worth of our portfolio is largely based on the state of the the properties.  Inspections also give you an indication of how urgent repairs and maintenance should be attended to. 
 

Your right to inspect is guaranteed by the Residential Tenancies Act

Section 48 to be exact.
Here is the deal:  Under s48 you can enter your property for the purpose of carrying out an inspection once every four weeks.  
“But APIA!” you moan, 
“What if I want to inspect my property more than once a month?  What if I want to check it every week?”  
Well… you can’t.  Let me ask you this – Why would you rent to someone who...