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I live in an 'upscale and luxury' student-oriented apartment unit. I initially lived on the fifth floor but moved into a different unit on the third floor.

In the past management has been tolerable, but never easy to work with or friendly.

Today, the manager of the building knocked on the door, claiming they were here for a showing. I received no notice by phone or email and said this to her while asking them NOT to come in as my apartment was not ready for guests (Edit: I even asked them to reschedule here too). The manager said she would call corporate, and closed the door. Not 30 seconds later she knocked again and claimed that "we gave notice, so we can come in," and pushed the door open and walked in with the group.

Once she was already inside I tried to show the proof that I never received any notice (I even checked my spam folder), she said it might been a mix-up with the previous unit that I lived in. I have received emails from management since I moved out, and if they didn't update the contact information to the correct unit, that should not be my fault.

She was very rude about the whole thing and it felt like an invasion.

Is there anything I can do here?

Edit: I just found the law -

Ohio Revised Code §5321.04(A)(8): Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, give the tenant reasonable notice of the landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times. Twenty-four hours is presumed to be a reasonable notice in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

My question still stands though... do I have any recourse/is it worth fighting over?

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