Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Landlords not providing a key
I have been living in a 2 bed 1 bathhouse for 2 years. the last roommate left a year ago and I got a new roomate who paid their deposit. We were never given an addtional key for my current roommate. We had asked for it on numours times. And we did try to get a copy made but the back of the key said DO NOT DUPLICATE and every locksmith I went to would not duplicate it for me. As a result we've had to hide the key around the house so we can both be able to get in to the house. We had also requested that a lock be placed on our laundry room door which has another door that leads to the house. Last year someone tried to breakin thur the laudry room window. They never put a look on that door. This past weekend some one found the key and entered our home took my new laptop and cash. Is my landlord responsible?

Asked on 11/12/07, 2:12 pm

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Robert Mccoy Law Office Of Robert McCoy

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Re: Landlords not providing a key

Sounds like it. Your landlord may have insurance to cover this sort of thing. You should file a police report right away if you have not already done so. You should notify your landlord in writing about the lost lap top, and the problems with the keys, but you may want to hold back on making any demand for restitution until after you have found another place to live, as the demand could cause tension between you and your landlord.

Answered on 11/12/07, 4:04 pm

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