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JohnnieMac
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Long story short (SF, CA): My roomate (on lease) was moving out of the house we rented in July and we tried to get my name on the lease, but (property managers)landlords wanted to raise the rent by 58% so I said no way. They said all tenants had to leave by the end of July. No official 30-day notice was given (only verbal move out request). I have been moving out of the house and went today to get one more load and noticed that they changed the lock on the front gate (leaving a notice to that effect) and I have not been provided a new key. To my knowledge this is against the law, and they are saying since I have a garage door opener I still have access to the house (what if I left it inside the house and only brought my key?). I told them I can be out of the house ASAP and if they wanted to prorate the rent they could take possession immediately. They said no proration of rent, and that they have someone moving in on August 1. My question is, should I file a small claims suit against them for: not providing legal notice that they were changing locks and not providing a key while I still have tenancy?? Isn't it something like 3 x the deposit back to me if they do something stupid like this? Please help, the sooner I react the better things will be.