Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

My apartment was flooded. The landlord put me up in a hotel do I still get my rent returned for the two weeks I could not stay in my apartment


Asked on 10/30/16, 8:20 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

It depends on the cost of the hotel versus the prorated amount of two weeks rent. All you are legally entitled to is not to pay rent for the time you are not able to live in the unit, unless your lease provides otherwise. So if the hotel cost more than the value of the rent, your landlord actually paid more than they owed. If the hotel was less than the rent for the same period, then you can deduct the difference from your rent.

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Answered on 10/31/16, 8:30 am


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