Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
does new landlord have to honnor the agreement I had with previous owner
The old owner was told by the city to repair and paint the ext.of the building or they would have someone do it and charge him for the work. lowest estimate was $25,000 I made agreement with his rep that managed the building to do the work at a set dollar per hr.amount and to be payed in rent and future rent after finished.I also ended repairing and painting the int.of 13 of the 18 units and have 18monthes of rent owed to me.I kept a day by day log of hrs. worked,the work I did along with pics and a ton of wittnesses. now that the building looks good inside and out.( except for my apt. no heater ad hole in the kitchen floor big enough to put a foot through to the outside)owner has sold it without saying anything and the new owners take over in 2 days and are going to rise the rent 1/2 of previous amount. I know the new owner isn't going to honnor my agreement with previous owner and let me stay here without paying rent and my apt is not worth the amount he will be asking without a heater hole in the floor and also the electrical is not right 5 outlets wired to 3 breaker boxes 2of them aren't even in my apt. and 1 outlet doesn't work because it caught on fire. don't want to be evicted is calling health dept.an option inhabital apt
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: does new landlord have to honnor the agreement I had with previous owner
It is unlikely that you will be able to enforce your agreement with the old landlord against the new owner. This does not mean that you can't enforce the old agreement, but you'll probably have to sue the old landlord to do it.
If you call the health/building department and complain about your apartment, you may end up with them declaring your unit uninhabitable, which might end up with the practical effect that you have no place to live.
I think the best thing to do would be to move into a new apartment/home, and sue the original landlord for the amount(s) that you have not received.
The new landlord will need to give you notice regarding the rent increase before they can charge new rent - it sounds like they may have already done that.
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