Re: Landlord/Tenant Trial Next Week - Landlord Forum thread 330347

Re: Landlord/Tenant Trial Next Week by Daniel (CA) on January 27, 2015 @03:10

I offered motel rooms and space heaters to all the tenants. One tenant in a 2-BR unit took me up on it for one night.

To me this says it all and I hope you can prove it.
Did they return from the motel on their own?
How many space heaters were given out? Was this given to this tenant?

The only issue left is the 3X (treble security deposit damages). This is usually awarded only when a LL has no basis to withhold the SD at all. But if your lawyer advised you to withhold it, then that should be enough validity to avoid being penalized.

You state that the tenants did not give you proper notice that they vacated. So they were required to pay for December.

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Re: Landlord/Tenant Trial Next Week by Anonymous on January 27, 2015 @09:53	[ Reply ]

But the landlord gave the tenant a "notice to Quit" November 20th! The tenant moved November 28th. Why would they owe December rent? Treble security deposit damages because the landlord did not return the deposit! "I offered motel rooms and space heaters to all the tenants. One tenant in a 2-BR unit took me up on it for one night" The landlord was require to provide heat, not a substitute or housing. 100 year old boiler well past time to have been replaced!