Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California
Being sued for illegal influence to terminate tenancy
I rented a room to a sober woman with a verbal agreement of no drinking. She got drunk and I asked her to leave immediately as I was leaving town for 9 days. When I got back I paid and moved her items in storage, gave her the key, and gave her 1 months rent. Do I have any grounds for protecting myself from what I deemed to be a very dangerous situation?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Being sued for illegal influence to terminate tenancy
Not only are you not protected, but you are open to a serious law suit because of your actions.
A verbal agreement means nothing if you had a lease (in writing) and the verbal agreement was not in the lease.
Also, unless she was a problem outside of her room, you cannot legislate "morality".
You cannot move her items into storage.
Unless you have something missing from the facts, such as her prior behavior when drunk (and you claim a "sober woman") you are going to have problems if she retains an attorney and wants to sue.
If you need more, please do not hesitate to e-mail, or call, my office.
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