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What is the law on showing an apartment while it's still occupied in Los Angeles?

We gave our 30 day notice and the next day the manager came by to ask if someone can view the apartment "in 15 minutes". Then we found an ad on Craigslist that our apartment is available for viewing "daily". Hello, we're still here and still paying rent! Do we really have to let people in and out of our apartment whenever management feels like it, whether we're home or not??? Shouldn't they wait until we're gone? All the apartments that we've looked at so far were vacant. Just curious what the law is on this?

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1. California law allows the landlord/management to show the property with a 24 hour notice. They do not need your permission nor do you need to be present.
2. The landlord must give notice to you in order to show the apartment. In most states the landlord is required to give 24 hour notice to the tenant before entering the rental unit unless, it is for an emergency. Your landlord does have the right to advertise the rental unit and show the rental unit to prospective tenants but only with giving you prior notice. Best wishes.
3. Yes the landlord has the right to show it with a reasonable notice. In my state the reasonable notice is 12 hours, in some it is 24 hours and some it is less than 12 hours. You can refuse to let them show it and then pay an extra month's rent. The purpose of the 30 day notice is give the landlord an opportunity to re-rent the apartment by the time you move. It is the law. Your lease may have some provisions on this matter. Best wishes.