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Lease vs. New Bad Management

New onsite management in upper scale apartment is loud, fights with girlfriend, throws things, been reported to police, reported to owners of building, they stated he had good references and that girlfriend is moving out, month later girlfriend still there, still fight. We said we would move if they didnt replace him. We signed 1 year lease, its been over 2 years, there is a automatic-renewal clause in the lease I noticed, states we cant move during November or December. We are giving notice Nov 1, owners unhappy threatening us with lease. We dont trust new management, not exceptible for what we pay to live here. What are our rights?

Please help!

-Marie


Asked on 10/24/02, 9:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: Lease vs. New Bad Management

Automatic renewal provisions are valid and enforceable provided they are printed in at least eight-point bold type (which isn't very big) and a reference thereto appears in at least eight-point bold type above the place for the lessee's signature. This assumes the landlord prepared the lease and that it is preprinted. See Civil Code section 1945.5.

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Answered on 10/25/02, 11:52 am


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