What constitutes an emergency entry question

[Matt K.]

So the other night I got that text from the other tenant of my duplex. "There are people here trying to get a response from the tenant on the other side. He missed his haircut appointment which he hasn't missed in something like 7 years. No response from him by phone or banging on the door." What should we do?

Well I know that the tenant often works long hours and swing shift or just a lot of nights. I've also beat on the door attempting to talk to him with no answer and a text sometimes takes hours to get a response.

So back to the situation these people really cared and were concerned because one was the hair dresser that had drove over to check on him. By the way he lives by himself. So by this time the city police was involved but said he couldn't give advice on entering to check on the tenant.

What constitutes an emergency? My lease states that the landlord can enter in an emergency. Turns out the police finally roused him before I got there. The tenant was fine said he had worked 6-12 hour shifts and just is a hard sleeper. Any advice if this happens again? If he actually was incapacitated one wants to do what you can, but in this case I would have felt equally as stupid.

[Jason Smith]

As a first responder myself I have been called to many "welfare checks" over the years for just this thing.  In this situation I would recommend calling 911 for a welfare check they will send police and fire out to check on the resident.  You can  provide them a means of entering the property and if gives you the work around you are looking for.