Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

I was illegally evicted over a year ago- I am almost 100% sure of this. Quick explanation: My rent was 2 weeks late. The management company decided they would "effective immediately" (not in my lease) incur a $600 "legal fee" to my late rent - which was half the amount of my total rent making it impossible for me to pay my rent. Aside from that...at the time the fees were added (the 15th of the month) there were NO FEES YET incurred! So they charged me a fee for a potential eviction...the fee caused the eviction! Please help if possible. At the time I was so frantic and disturbed...and it happened so fast, I was pretty "paralyzed" didn't know what to do, couldn't afford a lawyer and was evicted. I still to this day have no apartment - it has effected my entire mental state...I still can't believe they were able to get away with this. What if anything can I do??


Asked on 8/25/13, 10:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kelvin Green The Law Office of Kelvin Green

Something does not make sense here. Te only way to evict you would to have served you a three day notice and then an unlawful detainer action... There would have been additional costs. If the legal process was followed there is no unawful eviction

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Answered on 8/26/13, 12:52 am


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