Civil Gideon

Anne

My family and I exercised our right to terminate our lease and vacate the rental property after the Landlord ignored repeated requests for repairs over a 5 month period. Mice in the kitchen (dead or alive), a roof leak in the bedroom, and severe rain water intrusion coming through the front walls of the entrance room. We posted our notice on the door on May 31, 2010, mailed it certified, return receipt and moved out that day. Our City Building and Safety Dept.

Doug

Rental conflict Landlord & Tenant
The information is true and accurate
Background:
Entered into lease on 2-18-2008 on home at 760 W loop drive.
Landlord comes to home 760 w Loop 1 to 2 times per week.
First 6 months they came 3 to 5 times each week. Virginia complains.
They do yard work. Disturbs Virginia.
Rent paid on time
Not a single notice of poor care on the maintenance of home in over two years. No letter or complaints.

Wendy

I moved to Santa Monica in 1974 and have been renting my home ever since. In those 36 years I have lived in 16 different rentals: 10 apartments & 6 houses from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara to Daly City and finally Pacifica, CA.
 

scott

We are 2 physically disabled elderly adults that have been wrongfully retalatorily evicted from our former residence of nearly 19 years at 3131 34 Ave. SAC. CA. for lawful just exercise of our civil rights.Through unlawful rent increases,inept/incompetent unlicensed contractors causing housing inhabitability,age/race/disability/housing discrimination,wrongful retaliatory discrimination(civil1942.5a),wrongful eviction,rigged legal case against us,we have been made wrongfully homeless in temporary housing.Can anyone help us obtain much needed urgent housing? Please help! Thank You. Scott.

J

I FOUND OUT MY LANDLORDS HOUSE WAS BEING FORECLOSED ON. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WISHED TO MOVE, BECAUSE I HAD KID STARTING SCHOOL AND DIDNT WANT TO UPROOT THEM AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTED. HE DENIED MY REQUEST TO MOVE EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD 2 MONTHS LEFT ON MY LEASE. HE ALSO DENIED THAT THE HOUSE WAS IN FORECLOSURE AND OFFERED ME A NEW LEASE FOR LESS RENT. LONG STORY SHORT I DECIDED TO MOVE FOR MY KIDS SAKE, AFTER GIVING HIM A 30 DAY NOTICE, HE CLAIMED ABANDONMENT AND IS NOW TAKING ME TO COURT ON A FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT ASKING FOR 7500 DOLLARS IN DAMAGES.

Karen

Currently I am filing an Appeal Brief in the SF Appellate Division re: 37.9(b) owner occupied section of the Ord. I was evicted in June 2009 by a 30 Day "no cause" eviction notice. I challenged it cross MSJ were filed -- because I am told I am a just cause tenant 37.9(a) but Court ruled contrary to the Ord and state law.

john

yes please help this prop. went from default all the way to auction by the new bank that remove his and file a change of trustee also so the new beneficiary bank contact me by phone telling me that after the auction date they will send a letter of eviction landlord still on paper so he still want to collect rent I stop rent he send me to court on 28 of this month 4 units they all gone I'm the only tenant left on the prop.

Erica

I'M A RENTER AND THE OWNER LOST THE HOME TO A COURT ORDER AND PROPERTY WAS SEIZED. I MOVED IN ON FEB. 2009 AND RECEIVED A NOTICE IN MARCH THE HOME IS GOING FORECLOSURE. IT SCHEDULED TO GO ON AUCTION 6-18-2009. SO WHAT DO I DO?

Tim & Trisha

Walking into court Monday morning with California Civil Code Section 1950.5 in hand, my wife and I thought we had a really good chance to see our Security Deposit once again from our previous Land-”Lord”.
After a 30 minute Mediation Meeting, the landlord offered a ridiculous amount to drop the case; we waited another 2 hours for our day in court.

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