Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Our real estate company mest up the date we were supposed to move into our new rental. We were scheduled to move in tomorrow and got a call today saying that they made a mistake and that the rental isn't actually going to be ready until next month. Tbey offered to put us into another rental for the month at a discounted rate ($50 off!). They place has no washer and dryer hook ups so we would be paying for that, there is no space for our stuff, so we would need to get a storage unit, and we are picking up our brand new puppy on friday and there is no yard for her to have! What fees, if any, should we be liable for!!!

We cannot stay at our current residence because someone else is moving in in two days and the residence we were supposed to move into will be occupied by the current residence until july so putting our things there is not an option


Asked on 6/01/11, 12:46 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
George Shers Law Offices of Georges H. Shers

Tell the rental/real estate company that you fully relied to your detriment upon what they told you and thus they are legally liable for your damages which include: additional cost of moving to the new temporary unit, laundry costs for a month, storage locker rental to put your stuff, any other out of pocket expenses, and the inconvenience of not having all of your items, having to move, etc. You will have to figure out how much that should amount to and how much you can get them to pay or reduce the rent charges.

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Answered on 6/01/11, 2:11 pm


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