What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
Some backround, sorry post is long.
I have rented a house for over a year with two leases. Rent is $1500 a month and I always pay on or before the 1st of the month. When I moved in I paid a $2000 security deposit, $1,500 last month's rent and $500 pet deposit for my dog.
The year lease went along fine with no problems. Two months before the lease was up she wanted to do an inspection of the property, no problem. Inspection went fine she was happy with how the home and yards were maintained and offered me another year lease with everything the same except increase in rent to $1,570, no problem and both signed.
Six months go by and I along with the whole company got laid off from work and shut down. Got a good severence package and no problems paying rent. Luckily got another job.
Lanlord tried to call me at my old employer and company is shut down so she did not get through. Received an email saying she wants my new employer information, six months bank statements and 3 months paystubs and my severence package info within 2 days. I Supplied as much as I can to her within 2 days. She calls and wants to do another inspection, fine.
She came to the house and told me that she does not like my new job in the mortgage industry anymore because of the economy. I have been a mortgage underwriter for over 14 years.
She now wants another $1,000 added to security deposit because of my job. And to top it off she called me a liar and said I knew that my company was closing but still signed the lease, I did not know it was closing, nobody knew. She also wants another $500 for pet deposit because while we where standing in the front yard a neighborhood cat walked up and plopped on the walkway and started sunning. I explained it is not my cat and she says she does not believe me. She is giving me 24 hours to get the money or evict me, I actually have it but does this sound right? That will be over $5,000 she will have of my money, plus the damm cat isn't even mine.
I take care of the property and pay rent on time and don't complain about things. I don't think I have done anything to be evicted for.
Thank you and again sorry for the long post.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Some backround, sorry post is long.
I have rented a house for over a year with two leases. Rent is $1500 a month and I always pay on or before the 1st of the month. When I moved in I paid a $2000 security deposit, $1,500 last month's rent and $500 pet deposit for my dog.
The year lease went along fine with no problems. Two months before the lease was up she wanted to do an inspection of the property, no problem. Inspection went fine she was happy with how the home and yards were maintained and offered me another year lease with everything the same except increase in rent to $1,570, no problem and both signed.
Six months go by and I along with the whole company got laid off from work and shut down. Got a good severence package and no problems paying rent. Luckily got another job.
Lanlord tried to call me at my old employer and company is shut down so she did not get through. Received an email saying she wants my new employer information, six months bank statements and 3 months paystubs and my severence package info within 2 days. I Supplied as much as I can to her within 2 days. She calls and wants to do another inspection, fine.
She came to the house and told me that she does not like my new job in the mortgage industry anymore because of the economy. I have been a mortgage underwriter for over 14 years.
She now wants another $1,000 added to security deposit because of my job. And to top it off she called me a liar and said I knew that my company was closing but still signed the lease, I did not know it was closing, nobody knew. She also wants another $500 for pet deposit because while we where standing in the front yard a neighborhood cat walked up and plopped on the walkway and started sunning. I explained it is not my cat and she says she does not believe me. She is giving me 24 hours to get the money or evict me, I actually have it but does this sound right? That will be over $5,000 she will have of my money, plus the damm cat isn't even mine.
I take care of the property and pay rent on time and don't complain about things. I don't think I have done anything to be evicted for.
Thank you and again sorry for the long post.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?