Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Lived in this apartment 14 years, on month to month lease. About 10 years ago owner turn apartment complex over to a management company. Every year all tenants receive notice on door to clean up there balcony and car ports. They do not like seeing bikes on balcony or things stored under carport except car. After reading my lease stateing PARKING/STORAGE RULES I did not see anything restricting storage except disabled cars. Last notice I/tenats received was a letter stating that a dumpter was being brought in and if items were not removed from under carport they would be thrown in dumpster. Please advise what my rights as a tenant. I feel that I am being intimitaded by the management company.


Asked on 9/22/09, 11:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
George Shers Law Offices of Georges H. Shers

It does seem that the management company is going too far since the lease terms establish what the terms of the rental are. It is reasonably foreseeable that most people will store some items in their parking space. Contact the owner, as the management company wil turn you down, and point out how long you have lived there, that some storage is reasonable and not unslightly, he will lose some tenants if that new rule is enforced, and ilt is very questionable if the new rule is valid as part of the contrct and is not against the state law as to disposition of tenant's property -- so it is economically better for hlm to allow some storage.

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Answered on 9/22/09, 9:28 pm


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