<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by amy:
recently a notice was sent out to me saying that my rent was going to increase by 46 dollars. At that time i asked my landlord for a copy of my lease.I was given a lease dated April '99 to April 2000,the lease was signed only by the landlord. Knowing that i signed a lease in June of '99 i went back and asked for a copy of the lease i signed i was showed another lease that said the same thing and she said to just sign it because it was the same copy she had.After that conversation i called the main office and requested to be given the lease i orginally signed. i received it and realized that somethings had been initialed that i didn't initial. The dates had been changed from a one year lease to a 10 month lease.There is no way i would have signed that. My lease also stated that i was to pay no utilities. At the beginning i didn't but later was told by the landlord that it had changed and now i had to put everything in my name.My question now is what kind of charges can be brought up against my landlord?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My response:
This is a very simple matter. All you do is take your copy of the lease, along with the many versions they have given you, and take them to the District Attorney's office. There, you'll file your complaint, and perhaps criminal charges will later be filed. Failing that, and using the same documentary evidence, bring your own lawsuit against the owner, landlord, and whomever else is involved in this fraudulent scheme. What's that? You don't have a copy of your original lease?
Good luck to you.
IAAL
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[This message has been edited by I AM ALWAYS LIABLE (edited April 08, 2000).]
