Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Landlord refuses to provide lease copy.

We signed a 1-year lease Aug. 1st 2002. The landlord refused to give us a copy of the lease. There is now about 40 days before that lease apparently ends. We were just notified by the landlord that the lease contains a clause that requires the tenant to give 90-days notice, or the lease will automatically renew.

1) Is the lease legal and binding, when we have never recieved a copy of it, even know we demanded it on numerous occasions?

2) Can the lease really require us to give 90-days notice and automatically renew? If so, how could we give notice if we didn't know we had to, never having a copy of the lease to refer to?


Asked on 6/19/03, 1:10 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Larry Rothman Larry Rothman & Associates

Re: Landlord refuses to provide lease copy.

Automatic renewal requires certain complaince with the code. Your unsigned original lease may be valid if the landlord fails to give you a copy of the signed one. Please contact our office for consulation.

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Answered on 6/29/03, 1:59 pm


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