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Here is what I found for the tenants of Minnesota. Go to your states statutes and browse statutes for housing/leasing etc...

Below is a letter you can submit to the owner/property management company/caretaker.

Good Luck to you!

Privacy/Intrusion Violation Instructions

1. Print out the letter.
2. Fill out the enclosed letter. If you need help filling out the letter, call HOME Line @ 612-728-
5767 in the metro area or 866-866-3546 if you are long distance, and a tenant advocate will be
happy to help you fill out the information.
3. Make sure the letter is signed and dated.
4. Make a copy of the letter. Keep it for your personal file.
5. Send the original request by first class mail to the landlord or property
owner (whoever you pay rent to or is named on the lease).
6. If the landlord or property owner continues to violate your right to privacy, call HOME Line
back and a tenant advocate will discuss other options.

Privacy Violation Notice
Date: _____________
I am a tenant in your building located at _______________________ in the city
of ___________________. I wish to inform you of Minnesota Statute § 504B.211 on
the Tenant’s Right to Privacy. The statute states a landlord may enter the premises
rented by a tenant “only for a reasonable business purpose and after making a good
faith effort to give the tenant reasonable notice . . .” The statute further states that if a
landlord violates this statute, the tenant is entitled to receive a penalty including rent
reduction up to full recission of the lease, recovery of any damage deposit, and up to
$100 civil penalty for each violation.
Please comply with this statute by giving me reasonable notice before you enter my
premises. I believe a 24 hour notice is reasonable time for me to prepare for your
entry into my premises. If you violate Minnesota Statute § 504B.211, I reserve the right
to take legal action to enforce my rights under the statute.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
___________________
Signature of Tenant