as they walk in her room and take a picture.

Of a sleeping woman? Who hasn't been given notice that somebody will be/is around?

This ranks high on my eeeewwwwww-meter.

NOT within his rights. Not even a little bit. Not an emergency.

Not legal.

Not courteous.

Not cool.

Not OK.

I mean, fine, ask and see if it's okay to drop in and take pictures. You do NOT just turn up on the doorstep and make yourself at home and barge into a tenant's bedroom while they are sleeping and start taking photographs.

...I really wish, actually, that Emily had been in the middle of having fabulous hot monkey sex and they'd barged right in (as happened to my flatmate once, when the cleaning lady wandered into her room and stood there watching for a minute, while Flatmate and Flatmate's Chap were both nekkid and very "Yes? And?"), because that would have brought home to them the utter inappropriateness of what they were doing. ('Cause it would also have made for extremely embarrassed Emily, and on that basis I'm glad it didn't happen, obviously.)

I don't understand why they didn't stop when you said Emily was in there, and sleeping.

They're all, "We'll be quiet." I'm all, "I think I need to warn her," as they walk in her room and take a picture.

Ugh. I'll echo the "wrong, wrong, and also, quite wrong" that everyone else has said. If the apartment is on fire then, and only then, would he be justified in barging in. And even then, photos are right out. What was he thinking?

I just talked to the landlord. She's all, "Oh. I was supposed to call you last night. I forgot."

At least she apologized about 15 times and was mortified that they may have gone into Emily's room. It was an apraisal guy. At least now I know what's going on, and she knows that they were MEGA in the wrong.

I just talked to the landlord. She's all, "Oh. I was supposed to call you last night. I forgot."

That still would have been less than 24 hours notice, right?

Yeah, but at least it would have been notice.

They're private owners, so I give them a little leeway. Clearly that's been a mistake.

I'm trying to picture my reaction if I'd been in Emily's place. The opening of the door would have woken me up, but without my glasses all I would have seen would have been people shaped blobs that didn't resemble vw. Cue the screams. I've been in various choirs since 6th grade, so that should be "Cue the extremely loud screams." Followed by a 911 call about unknown intruders in my bedroom. I think police visits and possibly news coverage would bring home the tenants' rights issues in a meaningful way.

Her door is left open so that cat can get in and out. You can actually get in her room very quietly, but STILL!

vw, if they show up without warning again, and you or your roommates aren't prepared, don't let them in. It's okay to say, "I'm sorry, did you call and notify anyone, because this is the first I've heard about this. I'm not dressed, and Emily is still sleeping. Give me a call later, and we'll arrange for another time."

I can understand you being understanding when it's not a big deal (everyone's up and dressed, etc.). I'd probably be the same way. But you have the right to say no, and deny them entry, and you ought to claim it, when you need it.