Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Does your lease contain any Rules and Regulations, or any covenants that they might be breaking by having that trash sitting in the driveway? If so, you can give them a notice to perform covenants or quit. That notice essentially says that they agreed under the lease to keep the duplex in clean, neat condition, and that the tires and old oil are violating that provision of the lease. If they do not clean it up, they must move. If they do not comply, then file an eviction lawsuit and remove them. You may wish to have an attorney review the lease and assist you with this as it is generally harder to evict someone for failing to keep their unit clean, than for non-payment of rent. Also, the driveway may not be part of their "exclusive use" area of the unit, in which case as the property owner, you may have the right to remove the property. With the tires, however, you may have an obligation to store that property for them. The oil is clearly trash and should be disposed of properly. Again, you may wish to consult with a local attorney who can review the specifics of your lease and other information to help formulate a resolution.

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