Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
My apartment complex has 1 vehicle entry / exit and no other exit route. We are housed at the highest point in the complex and the road going down the grade is blocked by a disabled vehicle.
Are there any legal obligations that the landlord has to supply an alternative exit / entry to our rental area area??
I reside in San Diego County California.
Could this type of issue be grounds to terminate our lease??
2 Answers from Attorneys
This should be an issue of having the vehicle moved, not getting out of a lease.
I agree with Mr. Roach. The landlord or manager should be notified that the driveway is blocked. If an emergency need to exit (or enter) exists, I believe you'd be within your rights to have the disabled vehicle towed sufficiently to allow access. It would take considerably more to constitute a ground for termination of your lease. Perhaps repeated refusal by the landlord to cooperate in keeping access available could be construed as a constructive eviction and allow you to treat the lease as terminated.
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