Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
can a landlord legally block access to my mailbox?
a couple, who befriended me, embezzled my house a year ago, gave me $50,000 with the promise to take care of me until my death, and let me live in the basement, without a working kitchen and i nowhave to cook on a hotplate.
after 4 months, they finally installed a bathroom in the basement, but the pump they had installed is defective and when there is a power shortage raw sewage backs up in the living room
ever since, they stopped all communication, and have changed the lock to the front gate, so that i cannot access my mail box. what is my recourse?
i also found out that the utility bills are still in my name, which means that i am paying the water, electicity, gas and garbage for the whole house, including their new tenants upstairs.
i have retained the services of an attorney and we are filing in court to do a reversal of sale, i am 60 yr. and gravely disabled.
they also want to evict my live in homecare attendant, alleging that i am not authorized to have anyone else with me in the basement.
i got a p.o. box, but my attendant, who is an undocumented immigrant, cannot get one in california because of his immigration status.
what can i do about access to our mail box for my homecare attendant, can they evict him?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: can a landlord legally block access to my mailbox?
This is very strange. You have an attorney, you have access to a computer, but your facts are tht you are somewhat of a "hostage" or "prisoner".
Your second question, about eviction, is that it depends on your lease. If there is no lease, the owner/landlord can evict a tenant by going through proper legal channels.
Your first question about accessing a mailbox, is extremely complicated, and since you already have an attorney, ask your lawyer.
Re: can a landlord legally block access to my mailbox?
This is very strange. You have an attorney, you have access to a computer, but your facts are tht you are somewhat of a "hostage" or "prisoner".
Your second question, about eviction, is that it depends on your lease. If there is no lease, the owner/landlord can evict a tenant by going through proper legal channels.
Your first question about accessing a mailbox, is extremely complicated, and since you already have an attorney, ask your lawyer.
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