Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
Owner of storage has not kept word to cancer patient
I am in the situation of having been
partially disabled for about 6 months
last year. In October I was diagnosed
with colon cancer, which left me fully
disabled for another 4 months.
Because I
didn't qualify for either state of
federal disability, I have been living
on borrowed money & food stamps.
I asked the owner (Jesse Ballard of
''The Storage Place'' to please allow
me some time to get back on my
feet; he agreed to ''come up with a
plan'', & he did allow me to get
several months behind. Although I
have recently made payments on
the units, he has sent me ''lien
letters''. I have offered to sell some
antique tools and even some of my
current tools to get him payments,
but he has gone back on his word
and won't even respond to my offers,
despite the fact that it would stop
the overdue rent from increasing &
eventually get him paid in full.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Owner of storage has not kept word to cancer patient
He may not be obligated to follow through on his promises as there may not have been any reliance by you. I need more information. My mother also had colon cancer. If you want, after speaking with you over the telephone, I can send a letter to him to see what can be done. Please send to me a copy of the lien notices, the original contract with him, and any written communications between the two of you.
Re: Owner of storage has not kept word to cancer patient
He may not be obligated to follow through on his promises as there may not have been any reliance by you. I need more information. My mother also had colon cancer. If you want, after speaking with you over the telephone, I can send a letter to him to see what can be done. Please send to me a copy of the lien notices, the original contract with him, and any written communications between the two of you.
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