sadrenter123
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
(Sorry, this is long)
Hi, I live in a house where my room is sandwiched between my landlord and her son. Over the first 2 months, she's progressively gotten more weird and invasive, but I'm not sure if I have legal grounds to break my one year lease. Any legal advice/references would be very helpful.
First, she entered my room several times without notifying me when i wasn't home. She would do nice things like place a laptop stand on my bed or put my window frame back on because it supposedly fell out. It's nice, but I don't like her in my room and didn't really buy her reasons for accessing my room.
Next, she refuses to accomodate anything. She takes up all of the fridge space (even the one's dedicated to renters) and says she won't buy an additional fridge and says she'll just make room, but doesn't. I also have an ant problem in my bathroom where she just says "it's the season" and gives me a used poison packet that doesn't help the situation.
Next, while i'm studying, her son is constantly playing videogames, and she knocks on my door frequently to ask questions, or complain to me about stuff. (ex: she found a shipping box in the trash outside that showed I ordered computer tools, and she says I'm only allowed to eat and sleep here. Fixing my laptop must be done outside)
Finally, I talk to her about making an amicable split, but she just wants a year's rent and says, i don't want you in this house anymore because I don't trust you." I feel like she's making my life miserable because she knows my early termination is in her favor because she gets a year's rent early.
Am I powerless in this situation? Can a landlord make a renter choose between living miserable or taking a big financial blow?
(Sorry, this is long)
Hi, I live in a house where my room is sandwiched between my landlord and her son. Over the first 2 months, she's progressively gotten more weird and invasive, but I'm not sure if I have legal grounds to break my one year lease. Any legal advice/references would be very helpful.
First, she entered my room several times without notifying me when i wasn't home. She would do nice things like place a laptop stand on my bed or put my window frame back on because it supposedly fell out. It's nice, but I don't like her in my room and didn't really buy her reasons for accessing my room.
Next, she refuses to accomodate anything. She takes up all of the fridge space (even the one's dedicated to renters) and says she won't buy an additional fridge and says she'll just make room, but doesn't. I also have an ant problem in my bathroom where she just says "it's the season" and gives me a used poison packet that doesn't help the situation.
Next, while i'm studying, her son is constantly playing videogames, and she knocks on my door frequently to ask questions, or complain to me about stuff. (ex: she found a shipping box in the trash outside that showed I ordered computer tools, and she says I'm only allowed to eat and sleep here. Fixing my laptop must be done outside)
Finally, I talk to her about making an amicable split, but she just wants a year's rent and says, i don't want you in this house anymore because I don't trust you." I feel like she's making my life miserable because she knows my early termination is in her favor because she gets a year's rent early.
Am I powerless in this situation? Can a landlord make a renter choose between living miserable or taking a big financial blow?