<Li> to inspect the premises; </Li> <Li> to make repairs; </Li> <Li> to show the premises to a prospective tenant, purchaser, mortgagee, or its agent . </Li> <P> The landlord may also enter the premises in accordance with a court order or if the tenant appears to have abandoned the premises . If a lease allows the landlord to enter for any other reason, that provision is illegal and void . In addition, the landlord's right to inspect the premises or to show them to a prospective purchaser does not mean that he or she can do it twice every day; the tenant can limit inspections to reasonable frequency . Unless the lease provides that the tenant must give the landlord a key to their property, the landlord has no right to one . The fact that a lease allows the landlord a right to enter for certain purposes also does not mean that the landlord may enter a private residence at any time without an appointment . </P>

A covenant allows a landlord to evict a tenant if there is a violation of the lease