Non-responsive leasing office

In 2003, my wife had a suit filed against her for unpaid rent. She was never sent a summons so the case went to court and she did not show up. It was a default judgement because nobody showed up. She was unaware of this matter until we recently tried to buy a house and it came up on her credit report. My wife wasn't actually living at the complex when the suit was filed. We've tried numerous times to contact the leasing office to get some form of paperwork regarding her lease or the charges, but they keep giving us the runaround and say they can't find anything. How can we get this situation resolved? If it turns out we have to pay, then we'll pay, we just want the situation resolved. How difficult is it to get a judgement overturned? Also, there was one other person listed on the lease, but their name was not on the suit. This other person was living in the apartment. Why would he not be named if both were liable for the rent?

rental leases

how to break a 2 year lease after 9 months due to medical and financial changes.

Collecting Money Owed

How do I file a lien on someone who owes me money for back rent? I have a contract that they and I signed, but only one payment received, and they will not return phone calls.

Commercial Lease

Is it legal for landlord to ask for personal tax returns and bank statements to grant a lease to a business?

landlord and tenants/family law question

My 21 yr old girlfriend and her daughter have been living with me for a little over 3 months. She has no job and no financial ties with me. If i wanted to kick her out of my apartment, legally could i do so?

moving out

i want to move out without giving my 30 days notice. what could happen?

My annoying tenant

My annoying residential tenant is late on the rent - after they pay the rent, can I still serve a 3-day notice for the late fee ($50)? No rent control, City & County of Los Angeles. Would be happy to have them gone, no worries there. Thank you!

can a landlord enter property?

can a landlord enter property?

Blocked Parking

I park my car in a single enclosed garage. My Garage happens to be nest to the fire lane, which is also used by residents for loading and un-loading only. It is a battle everyday trying to acess my garage because it is always blocked by maintence, other residents and even the Manager on site and her family members! This poses a big problem for coming and going! I have to have the menager ask people to move their cars, and of course hers as well! In my lease it states that no-one is to park there! I even spoke to the owner and shhe told me that she would speak to the manager. Nothing is being done! Is the reason to terminate my lease early?

Blocked and annoyed...

Lease laws in california

If you sign a 1 year residential lease in california and have to break the lease before the year is up, how much are you responsible to pay?

Is there a time limit on bounced checks?

I moved out of my apartment Jan 1st. My landlord owes us $1500 for deposit (by 21 days after we moved out). He just notified me today the 23rd of Jan. that my boyfriend had a bounced check back in September. That is 5 months ago. Is there a time limit on notifying tenants about bounced checks? He wants to take that out of our deposit.

Move-out inspection

If my landlord failed to do an ''initial inspection'' prior to my move-out after I requested it several times, can he/she lawfully retain monies from my security deposit?

Lanlord/deposit check

I have lived in the same house in El Segundo,CA for 7 years as a renter.

After living there for 5 years my landlord raised the rent for 2 6 months term at a 60% increase. In April of 07 I asked to sign a lease to protect me from any more increase and they did but also told me verbal that if I found another place in the mean time it would be ok. So I bought a house and gave them a 2 month notice and I just received a letter from them stating they will forward me my deposit check after they get a renter and also pls keep in mind I have a lease till April 30th. What can I do? During this time they have not done any up keep to the place in 7 years. On Jan 1st we tried to call them to do a walk through and they never called us back. My mom actually went back to the house to retrieve her broom on the 2nd and called me to to tell me they demo the interior of the house and remodeled and also did a termite tent. I feel we have been excellent tenants and have been treated unfairly by our landlord. What can I do?

landlord harrassment

my landlord has been harrassing me by constantly going in my room while im at work, leaving me threatening letters, he gave me a notice on dec 30 that i needed to move out of my room into this motorhome he bought, and if i didnt sign the lease i had 1-2 days to get my stuff off his property or he was going to send my dog to the pound, put all my stuff in my vehicle and have it towed. at this point i gave him a 30 day along with ;my rent for jan. he accepted it, then 2 days ago left me a 30 day notice backdated dec 30 he wrote on it that it was in the pantry for 17 days, he went into my room again and took my christmas lights down and took them, threw my stuff from the pantry on my floor, and then left the 30 day on the ground outside my room with a letter saying that my dog was no longer allowed on the property since his girlfriend who just moved in is allergic. so i cannot go home, have been sleeping in my car with my dog, and have to leave him in the car while i work(im an emt and do long shifts)he has written me letters admitting going in my room, stating that i left the lights on and his aTTORNEY TOLD HIM TO GO IN MY ROOM. he claims that he came in and cleaned it up, when really he came in and took some important papers

former landlod

My former landlord has a house I was renting from with my brother, I am disabled onSSD, my brother works. We rented the upstairs part of the house, and the landlady had her furniture where we were upstairs, and promised to move it,a year went by and she never did. My room had her mattress, soI slept on it, and when we moved out, she said because I slept on it, I owed her 300.00. As A NICE PERSON, i GAVE HER 100.00, andtold her because I am on a fixed income, I would have to pay the balance a little at a time, nowshe is calling me with legal threats. My brother says because she never moved her furniture our as she promised, I am under no obligation to her. Can you advise, as she has mt number and calls me all the time with threats. Thank you.

harassment from Apartment complex

My husband and I moved into an apt complex Nov 1. my husband is the only one on the lease. Security deposit was paid with my checks with my name only. The apt manager told him to put me out or get evicted. Neither of the two happened. December rent was paid with my check with no problem. Now this month the apt manager says she cant accept the checks because I am not on lease. The complex sent the checks back to me. So I guess they will start the eviction process in which we dont mind because of the harassment. My question is can the complex be sued for our moving expenses because the rental agent knew about my moving in and because they accepted my checks in Nov and Dec.

Friend/Landlord gone bad

I have an issue of moving out of my old house. My old landlord is mad at that i moved out and is harrassing me about small things that he know my other roommates are responsible for and are taking care of. These things are all happening over text messages? What can I do?