QUESTION
Can I sue if we have nowhere to go due to the fact they didn’t give us time to look for a place?
Asked on Dec 29th, 2016 on Landlord and Tenant Law - California
More details to this question:
A woman rented her apartment out to us but she is the tenant. We paid rent for 2 months and recently the landlord and she informed us we have until December 31st to leave but they had only told us with a week of notice. What can I do?
1 ANSWER
When the tenant sub-rented the premises to you, she became like a landlord and, in California, would have to give you 30 days notice. The actual owner of the property would also have to give 30 days notice if it was a legal sub-renting. You could sue for statutory damages and actual damages [can do it yourself in Small Claims Court].
Answered on Feb 27th, 2017 at 6:42 AM