Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Re: eviction innocent adult child

I don't think this is about the money, but more likely about the eviction judgment. No doubt you can show your prospective landlord a copy of your bankruptcy discharge and tell them the debt was included, but then the question becomes will they rent to you with knowledge that you have filed bankruptcy? Second, the reports most landlords use comes from a company that combines your credit report with filed eviction cases and some other public record information. They score you based on the combined information. Regardless of whether you owe money or not, you were evicted which in some landlord's minds is the kiss of death. It is permissible for a landlord to deny you as a tenant based upon a prior eviction. You can try the Discharge from the bankruptcy court, but if they don't buy that, you may need to look elsewhere.

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Re: eviction innocent adult child

You are likely missing the issue. From your post, you defaulted on a lease, and filed for BR instead of paying the debt. The current apartment complex -- for very obvious reasons -- finds that to be a reason to not lease to you now. No one is trying to collect the discharged debt from you, or claim you still owe it (again, from your facts) -- that does not mean the new apartment management wants to be the next creditor to risk losing money on you if you do the same to them.