What is california law for renters?

Question

Today the land lord came to my friends house and demanded the next months rent which was for 1,400 he also wanted her to pay $500 for deposit. She has been living at the house for over a year. And the landlord has never asked for her to pay.

He finally came up with a rental agreement. in it he stated that the renter is should be responsible for any damage for the sink, toilet, holes or clogs, wear and tears, yard carpet, jacuzzi..ect..and also that the rent money will increase within one year.

Well my question isnt that what the deposit for? To pay for the wear and tear? the yard, the pipes and clogs?? Or am i wrong?? The house is literally falling apart and he doesnt fit it but wants the renters to fix everything else.

Answer 1

Contact the Housing Authority in your town. Also check out www.nolo.com

If your friend has been there a year without a lease she is considered month to month which means the landlord could have had her removed after giving her 30 days notice first.

If the landlord has decided to come with a lease after a year and she's managed to live there despite it "falling apart" she needs to take date stamped pictures (some cameras date stamp the film or you can provide a newspaper to put clearly in the shot as you take pictures going from room to room) and have your friend state in a letter addressed to him at his business address that these conditions were pre-existing, and that both parties (LL and her) are to understand that this NEW lease provisions he's asking for will only pertain to NEW wear and tear AFTER all the current repairs are made by LL within 30 days (make a copy of the photos and present them to LL with certified letter). It should also read that the $500 extra money for deposit is specifically for future wear and tear should it be needed and that your friend will expect her deposit returned within two weeks/month after her lease expires and any deductions should be clearly notarized in a breakdown with clear copies of receipts that can be clearly verified. It sounds like LL wants your friend to move out -- and you don't say what compelled your LL to 'suddenly' come over and 'demand' next months rent over a week early. Maybe to avoid the grief, your friend should make arrangements with LL to move -- write a letter and send copies of dated stamped pictures ASAP and state that you are not responsible for this wear and tear as it was pre-existing and you would like x time to move out and then move out. I don't expect this LL to be nice either way.

Answer 2

"She has been living at the house for over a year. And the landlord has never asked for her to pay."

What do you mean?? Pay the rent or pay the deposit?

Deposit is for any damage that you may do to the house.. you get it back when you move out.. Tell your friend to move if that house is so bad

Answer 3

you may never had let her flow in with out signing some thing. no matter if she is a month-to-month renter with out employ, she could grant you with 30 days observe in the previous transferring. because that she did not attempt this, you save the $750 for damages she owes you for no longer providing you with see. The requirement in Calif. to professional-price lease could no longer prepare because she did not provide observe. right here, seem up the Calif. client Affairs web site about this. i desire i'm properly proper although the DCA will clarify.

Answer 4

The deposit is for, if your friend skips town suddenly and causes some damage when leaving.

Answer 5

Scarlettboca (above) gave excellent advice. Your friend needs to stand firm -- and, maybe, move out.

Here are a few legal sites on CA landlord-tenant law you can look through.


http://www.ohiolandlordtenant.com/cali.html (This page is CA law.)

http://www.rentlaw.com/californialandlordtenant.htm

http://www.catalaw.com/topics/LandlordTenant.shtml (This Page has links to US sites on landlord-tenant law.)