Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
Rental Agreement
Last week, my new landlord and I both signed a contract stating that I can move in to her property on March 1. It also states that she has to give me 30 days notice to terminate the agreement. She cashed a check in the amount of $2,670, sent by my company to pay for my deposit. She gave me keys and let me leave my suitcase in the apartment. On Saturday, 2/24, I received a check from her labelled ''deposit reimbursement''. I called to inquire, and she finally called me back today, 2/27, to tell me she rented the apartment to someone else.
I had already paid a $400 deposit on some used furniture, and agreed to get it out of the owner's apartment on 3/1. I still owe them another $600. I had a mover arranged to get the furniture, but now I have no where to put it. Obviously, the owner of the furniture is beside herself, as am I. I am stuck in an impossible situation, in which I stand to lose a lot of money.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Rental Agreement
Even if you just signed a month to month lease, it sounds as if she has breached the lease by trying to back out of the deal she signed.
It's difficult to say for sure (without knowing all the facts and lease terms), but it seems as if she'd be liable for the damages she's caused you by breaching the lease.
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