What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
We're nine months into our year-long lease. We just got a notice this morning that all barbecue grills must be removed from the premises in the next 30 days under threat of termination of residency. Now I'm curious if they can require all tenants to throw away personal property, or if they are responsible for compensating for this. I can understand requiring someone to get rid of a prohibited item bought after prohibition, but it seems like requiring people to get rid of property bought before prohibition should be allowed, at least until the end of the lease period. I'm a bit angry right now that they want us to throw away a pricey (for us) barbecue grill we wouldn't have bought if it were prohibited before we bought it. $200 is $200 in today's economy, and I can't stomach throwing away a four-month-old grill, basically throwing away $200. Can we make them compensate us for it or withhold it the cost from out rent next month so we can replace the grill when we move?
We're nine months into our year-long lease. We just got a notice this morning that all barbecue grills must be removed from the premises in the next 30 days under threat of termination of residency. Now I'm curious if they can require all tenants to throw away personal property, or if they are responsible for compensating for this. I can understand requiring someone to get rid of a prohibited item bought after prohibition, but it seems like requiring people to get rid of property bought before prohibition should be allowed, at least until the end of the lease period. I'm a bit angry right now that they want us to throw away a pricey (for us) barbecue grill we wouldn't have bought if it were prohibited before we bought it. $200 is $200 in today's economy, and I can't stomach throwing away a four-month-old grill, basically throwing away $200. Can we make them compensate us for it or withhold it the cost from out rent next month so we can replace the grill when we move?