Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

helllo my name is brandon my wife stays in section 8 housing and the land lord of the house has a contract states that all utilites paid by land lord and he tells her that she cant use the heater because it make the bill go high and if it goes high they will have pay a extra 150$ and if they pay that they will loose there section8 so they choice not too pay it so now he is giving them a 30day notice i want to know what can we do about this please help


Asked on 4/07/14, 4:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

A thirty day notice is inappropriate to terminate a section 8 housing tenant. If an owner terminates or fails to renew a contract or recorded agreement with a public agency that provides Section 8 financial assistance or terminates a tenancy agreement with a Section 8 tenant, the owner must give 90 days' notice to the tenant even if the property is not subject to a local rent control ordinance. CC �1954.535; Wasatch Prop. Mgmt. v Degrate (2005) 35 C4th 1111, 1118, 1121�1123.

I'm not sure where your wife is located, but she needs the assistance of a lawyer who has handled eviction defense and is familiar with section 8 housing law.

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Answered on 4/08/14, 10:37 am


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