Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Housing eviction because of a 15 year old girl
Isn't it unlawful to evict a single mom based on unsubstantiated rumors that the 15 year old girl "is the devil"? Even if the tenant and her daughter were in the residence for two years?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Housing eviction because of a 15 year old girl
I cannot answer on the facts given. If there is a month-to-month tenancy, unless you live
in one of the few places with eviction control, the owner can evict you without any reason on 30-days
notice. The eviction cannot be on a prohibited basis, but I don't know if a belief that the
15-year old is "the devil" constitutes discrimination on the basis of family size, sex, marital
status, race, religion, or other prohibited categories.
If you have a written lease, then I doubt that being the devil is alone reason to forfeit the
lease. If the girl has become a nuisance, her conduct may constitute cause.
Jed Somit
Jed Somit, Attorney at Law
1440 Broadway - Suite 910