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  • 10-27-2018, 07:09 AM
    myrodeway
    Harassment of a Tenant in a Rent Controlled Apartment
    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: California (Los Angeles) My sister and I signed a lease 25 years ago at a rent-controlled complex in Los Angeles. We opted not to renew the lease many years ago with the current management company because we did not like the new terms. The L.A. Housing Department said we did not have to sign if we did not want to.

    A few days ago, a notice appeared on the door indicating an inspection was going to be done the following day. This was short of the required 24-hour notice, but I will let that go. A man and woman appeared at the door stating they were there to do an occupancy check. The woman said they had to get inside the unit and aggressively moved her way into the apartment and asked if there were any pests. I said absolutely not. I asked what was going on, and she said since we had been in the unit a long time, that they had to investigate and make sure everything was by the book. She said my name was not on the lease and that my sister had another address listed somewhere. I corrected the woman stating that my name was in fact on all the leases we ever signed and I could prove it. The woman said they were a big company, were backed by a big lawfirm, and repeatedly used the word "investigate."

    When I asked for permission to record this visit, she objected. When I asked if they were going to EVERY apartment, she said they were doing what they needed to do. We are quiet tenants who pay our rent on time every month. We are on a month to month under the terms of a lease of a previous management company.
    Every few years, this current management company tries to scare us into signing their lease. I am wondering if there is anything we can do to stop this harassment. They are not going to all apartments. They want long-term tenants out and the woman said as much. Thoughts?
  • 10-27-2018, 07:15 AM
    jk
    Re: California Prop. Management Harassment of Long-Term Tenants in Rent-Controlled Un
    Yes, there absolutely is something you can do: sign the lease


    without a defined term lease you are a month to month tenant. You’ve been there long enough that a 60 days notice to terminate your tenancy is required but as long as they comply with the laws in place, they could evict you if they choose to do so.
  • 10-29-2018, 10:05 AM
    pg1067
    Re: California Prop. Management Harassment of Long-Term Tenants in Rent-Controlled Un
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    Quoting myrodeway
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    This was short of the required 24-hour notice, but I will let that go.

    The law does not require 24 hours' notice. The law requires reasonable notice, with 24 hours' notice being presumed reasonable absent evidence to the contrary. Civil Code section 1954.

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    I am wondering if there is anything we can do to stop this harassment.

    What "harassment"? You described a single incident that came and went and which caused you neither harm nor inconvenience.

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    Quoting jk
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    without a defined term lease you are a month to month tenant. You’ve been there long enough that a 60 days notice to terminate your tenancy is required but as long as they comply with the laws in place, they could evict you if they choose to do so.

    You might want to read the City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance and reconsider your very incorrect statement.
  • 10-29-2018, 03:42 PM
    jk
    Re: California Prop. Management Harassment of Long-Term Tenants in Rent-Controlled Un
    You might want to read the City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance and reconsider your very incorrect statement.[/QUOTE]well, it can’t be wrong due to the qualifier:

    As long as they comply with the laws in place.

    But from the la website;

    valid reasons for eviction;

    5. Refusal to renew a lease or rental agreement of like terms and conditions.

    there are also other valid reasons to evict a tenant. We don’t have all the info concerning the situation so what other options may be available to the landlord.
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