My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: CALIFORNIA
My lease is up this month and as I'm moving out my landlord just gave me a utility bill for the entire 2 years of the lease. I had asked for the monthly utilities every month for the first 8 months and all he kept saying was that the city hasn't given it to him yet. The "bill" he gave me was just a number on a word doc he created with no proof or anything and it is over $14,000 for simple utilities of power and water.
It seems extremely unfair to drop an almost $15K bill on someone with no proof of usage, that is obvious, but is it unlawful? The lease says that I pay for monthly utilities but like I mentioned he never once gave me one after repeated requests. Is it legal to give a 2 years back-dated utility bill with what seems like a made up number?
What is the best way for me to fight this. This man has been an absolute terror to deal with and I want to do anything I legally can to fight it (he hasn't fixed the broken heat in over 80 days, we've had 10 leaks in the space for 2 years and the only thing he has ever done is try and duct tape the roof to "fix" it, our lease guarantees 12 parking spots but only gave us 9 and told me to f off when we complained about it...the list goes on and on).
Thank you guys for the help.
My lease is up this month and as I'm moving out my landlord just gave me a utility bill for the entire 2 years of the lease. I had asked for the monthly utilities every month for the first 8 months and all he kept saying was that the city hasn't given it to him yet. The "bill" he gave me was just a number on a word doc he created with no proof or anything and it is over $14,000 for simple utilities of power and water.
It seems extremely unfair to drop an almost $15K bill on someone with no proof of usage, that is obvious, but is it unlawful? The lease says that I pay for monthly utilities but like I mentioned he never once gave me one after repeated requests. Is it legal to give a 2 years back-dated utility bill with what seems like a made up number?
What is the best way for me to fight this. This man has been an absolute terror to deal with and I want to do anything I legally can to fight it (he hasn't fixed the broken heat in over 80 days, we've had 10 leaks in the space for 2 years and the only thing he has ever done is try and duct tape the roof to "fix" it, our lease guarantees 12 parking spots but only gave us 9 and told me to f off when we complained about it...the list goes on and on).
Thank you guys for the help.
Rent and Utilities: Do I Have to Pay a 2 Years Late Utility Bill My Commercial Landlord Just Gave Me
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