Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
Locks Changed
My friends owner that he pays rent
to lost his own house and moved in
to where my friend lives. He has
changed the locks on the door and
has not given keys to my friend who
rents from him. Now can my friend
take him to court for that. He also
calls the police all the time giving
false statements and causes them to
get arrested.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Locks Changed
This is totally illegal, if your friend had any kind of lease, and was paying rent. He could have the landlord arrested for trespassing.
I can't figure out your second question. When you say "he" calls the police all the time, I assume you are talking about the landlord. I can only guess "they" refers to your friend and another. However, police won't arrest without substantial evidence of a crime, so this is very confusing.
Please resubmit the second part with a clearer statement of facts, and question.
Re: Locks Changed
This is totally illegal, if your friend had any kind of lease, and was paying rent. He could have the landlord arrested for trespassing.
I can't figure out your second question. When you say "he" calls the police all the time, I assume you are talking about the landlord. I can only guess "they" refers to your friend and another. However, police won't arrest without substantial evidence of a crime, so this is very confusing.
Please resubmit the second part with a clearer statement of facts, and question.
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