What is the name of your state?CA Real estate agent acting as agent for trustee of trust owning Southern California home holds more than $4K of mine in a security deposit. This represents two months rent plus a pet and key deposit. My personal opinion is that she's extremely uninformed as to any of the statutes covering landlord-tenant, trusts or real estate. One year lease, six months in she sends certified letter stating property must be sold to cover surviving spouse's medical bills (sue devulges person's illness, age, dollar amount for monthly care) and gives me (and two roomates) a right of first refusal. Never sends me docs relating to sale. She's entered without notice, removed property, had utility bills put in my name as owner, insisted we were bound by a home warranty plan and now has left her local office with no forwarding. Now faxing any number I can find, the trustee, her old office, with a letter requesting return of security deposit with 14 days to response pursuant to CC Section 1950 et seq. How quickly can I move to small claims? Can I include the trust and trustee in the claim? Damages? Why won't CA real estate agents take landlord-tenant responsibilities seriously? Errors and omissions? To whom do I complain about real estate agents now that there is no Board?
