Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Are landlords obligated to give tenants a copy of the lease they signed?

My son signed a lease for an apartment

in Davis, CA for this upcoming year

while attending UC DAvis. He has since

changed his mind and his three

roommates wish to transfer their lease

to a smaller 3 bedroom unit. The

management company will not agree

unless they first rent the original 4

bedroom unit even though we have

agreed to forfeit the deposit. My son

and the other boys never received a

copy of what they signed, other than

the receipt for the deposit. Do we have

any recourse?


Asked on 8/25/06, 2:13 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
H.M. Torrey The Law Offices of H.M. Torrey

Re: Are landlords obligated to give tenants a copy of the lease they signed?

Unfortunately, unless there is an actual provision in the lease allowing for deposit forfeiture to cover all liquidated damages in the event of tenant failure to execute the lease, the only recourse you would have is to try to negotiate and/or mitigate the management company's loss, i.e. requesting a settlment or trying on your own to rent the place out to someone new right away if possible. If you would like prompt, affordable legal negotiations assistance in this matter, contact our Law Office today.

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Answered on 8/25/06, 10:07 am


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