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Is inspecting only one apartment discrimination

Alex Zipeto
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I was wondering, in a multifamily property, is inspecting only one(out of 2-4 units) in any form "discrimination". Would I need to provide a reason for only inspecting one unit and not the other? The reason would be that the tenants are not taking care of their apartment and I want to make sure they remain conscious of taking care of the apartment. The other tenants in the building do take care of their apartment. I know all this because recently a repair was done in both units, and the one apartment is nicely kept, and the other apartment is not nicely kept at all and they have an extra animal. I want to inspect the apartment regularly to make sure the apartment stays nice.

State is PA also.

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Treating everyone equally means that you would inspect their unit when they fail to maintain it, regardless of race, religion, familial status, color, national origin, etc. If Tenant A is late on their rent, do you charge all four tenants a late fee? Of course not. If you have a written lease agreement and they violate it, treat them like you would anyone else for that violation.

Give them notice of the inspection and a reason why. Document everything.

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