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Is there any provision to break the rental agreement lease during covid. Tenant lost the job and lease in place?
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Answered on July 30, 2020
Sorry, but Covid and/or a job loss don't provide a legal excuse for breaking a lease.
If you can't negotiate a settlement with the landlord,...
Am I legally obligated to stay in touch with my roommates and is there any legal action they can take against me?
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Answered on July 30, 2020
I assume you are all co-tenants, and jointly and severally liable for the rent. If so, and if your co-tenants made up the difference when you were...
Can my landlord charge $1100 for repainting walls and refinishing hardwood floors in a one-bedroom home I rented for 3 years?
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Answered on July 29, 2020
That sounds excessive. You can sue in small claims court under Civil Code Section 1950.5.
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Do I need to pay my full lease amount.?
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Answered on July 29, 2020
Unless the landlord promised that you could terminate without penalty when the lease expired, you could be out of luck - a vague comment that you...
How could an ex-girlfriend deny me entry to the house I rented for almost 5 years? I am on the rental agreement, she is not?
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Answered on July 29, 2020
Unless she has some manner of restraining order, she had no right to lock you out.
You should make a police report for theft, vandalism...
Can my roommates harass me about unpaid rent ?
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Answered on July 29, 2020
As Ms. Fauver noted, if you are all co-tenants on the lease, the other co-tenants have no right to evict you.
Depending on the degree of...
I was served DV restraining order out of retaliation,I missed the hearing because I was in the hospital what can I do?
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Answered on July 29, 2020
I am moving this post over to family law.
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Hi I was given a 3 day for a dog then a 30 day non renewal no fault. Covid 19 hit and they never filed. 4 months they have
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Answered on July 29, 2020
If the landlord accepted rent after learning about your dog, the landlord may have waived any right to evict you for that.
Ditto for the 30-day...
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Landlord/tenant: How to get my fleeing roommate to pay?
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Answered on July 29, 2020
I'm sorry you are experiencing this.
Unfortunately, if you are all co-tenants on the same lease, you are each jointly and severally liable for...
I live in CA -landlord swears he sent me notice to pay 7 yrs ago that I owe 7 yrs of my portionof waterbill. do I have to pay?
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Answered on July 29, 2020
I respectfully disagree with Ms. Koslyn - the lease language seems to make the landlord responsible for paying water.
You may wisht to have a...
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