We're signing a lease with a property management company in California. Our move in date is September 29, so we expected to pay two days' prorated rent.

The lease states that our term is from September 29 to September 28. The move-in costs show that the first month's rent is 9/29 to 10/28 and the prorated amount is for three days, 10/29 to 10/31.

Is this legal in California? If not, is there a law I can point the property management to? It seems wrong to pay for three days of rent when we're only moving in two days early. The property manager says that it is standard for their company to charge for the first month first, then prorate the second month. I've rented a few times before, and this is the first time I've seen something like this.

Thanks in advance.

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Troy