Residing in Inglewood, California no rent control!
On November 1st 2017 I purchased a duplex residential unit from my Grandmother.
My brother is renting the front unit out but hasn’t paid my grandmother rent in over 2 years. My brother changed the locks and didn’t allow anyone inside the unit over the course of a 2.5 year period and when I finally needed to see the dwelling for purchase I found it to be severely damaged and disgusting. He had 8 dogs in total in the kitchen in cages and the bathroom was completely water damaged leading out to the hallway damaging the hardwood floors. He never reported any water damage from the toilet or said anything to my grandmother as far as repairs. I told my brother I was purchasing the home and that I wanted to get the places renovated and completely remodeled. I told him I wouldn’t charge him for the damage that was caused unless he signs a new lease agreement with me and get rid of all the pets. I offered to let him stay in a extra empty room in my grandmothers unit but It took him 2 weeks to sign the “month to month” rental agreement and when finally signed he continued to have the pets. I offered to have his furniture professionally wrapped and moved into his garage until unit is repaired and finished in 30 days but he refused to go to the empty room in the other unit and asked for me to pay for relocation fees in a hotel room instead. I gave him a 3 day eviction notice for the dogs and not giving me all keys to the unit because he changed the locks from when my grandmother owned the duplex. He corrected the violations after the 3 day notice was up the dogs returned so now I have to give him another 3 day notice. He is now “withholding rent” saying the unit he and his pets destroyed is uninhabitable and he is refusing to leave. I gave him a 30 day notice the same day as I gave him a 3 day notice because he’s my brother and I don’t want him to have a eviction on his credit report. I’d rather him just move on and grow up. Can someone please tell me what I can do? He’s withholding the total $1250 for this month and each unit rent market value is $2050 each I gave him a huge discount to help him get on his feet but it’s backfiring and he doesn’t want to pay rent! What can or should I do?
On November 1st 2017 I purchased a duplex residential unit from my Grandmother.
My brother is renting the front unit out but hasn’t paid my grandmother rent in over 2 years. My brother changed the locks and didn’t allow anyone inside the unit over the course of a 2.5 year period and when I finally needed to see the dwelling for purchase I found it to be severely damaged and disgusting. He had 8 dogs in total in the kitchen in cages and the bathroom was completely water damaged leading out to the hallway damaging the hardwood floors. He never reported any water damage from the toilet or said anything to my grandmother as far as repairs. I told my brother I was purchasing the home and that I wanted to get the places renovated and completely remodeled. I told him I wouldn’t charge him for the damage that was caused unless he signs a new lease agreement with me and get rid of all the pets. I offered to let him stay in a extra empty room in my grandmothers unit but It took him 2 weeks to sign the “month to month” rental agreement and when finally signed he continued to have the pets. I offered to have his furniture professionally wrapped and moved into his garage until unit is repaired and finished in 30 days but he refused to go to the empty room in the other unit and asked for me to pay for relocation fees in a hotel room instead. I gave him a 3 day eviction notice for the dogs and not giving me all keys to the unit because he changed the locks from when my grandmother owned the duplex. He corrected the violations after the 3 day notice was up the dogs returned so now I have to give him another 3 day notice. He is now “withholding rent” saying the unit he and his pets destroyed is uninhabitable and he is refusing to leave. I gave him a 30 day notice the same day as I gave him a 3 day notice because he’s my brother and I don’t want him to have a eviction on his credit report. I’d rather him just move on and grow up. Can someone please tell me what I can do? He’s withholding the total $1250 for this month and each unit rent market value is $2050 each I gave him a huge discount to help him get on his feet but it’s backfiring and he doesn’t want to pay rent! What can or should I do?
