My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: California.
I hope I have put this under the right topic.
About one month ago my landlord (I live in the lower unit of a duplex, she lives in the upper unit) asked if I wished to extend my lease. I said I would not be extending and she requested that I be flexible in leaving from time to time as she seeks to fill the unit again, to which I of course agreed. I have security cameras with microphones set up in my apartment for obvious reasons and, as such, have been able to monitor that nothing unusual has happened upon her entering my apartment over the course of my lease. Our relationship has for the most part been fine, but there were some issues out of the gate that caused me to distrust her (it is a complete aside and unlikely relevant to this situation) and feel that this monitoring might be necessary.
She had requested access twice to my apartment while I was absent and I noted that she had misled me about who would be touring the apartment. She also claimed she would be "showing" the apartment, when she instead came inside and took photographs for upwards of 20 minutes. On a previous occasion, when "inspecting for water damage", she snooped through my closet for no discernible reason. I have been more confused than annoyed by her lies, but I noted the behavior. Then last week she told me she would be having an "open house" this coming week for a few hours and requested that I not be present as, and she stated this explicitly, "there will be a lot of people in the house".
I checked in to see what my cameras had recorded of this "open house" -- largely out of fear of theft from visitors -- to find that in no way, shape, or form was she having an open house. She had instead scheduled a contractor to come into the home and inspect areas of damage (that had been damaged before my beginning my lease -- which just happens to have been corroborated by what the contractor himself said) and give her an estimate. Not only that, but she told the contractor that she had already found a new tenant for when my lease expires. As such, her entry was done entirely under false pretenses.
I am asking this question more out of a preemptive desire to cover my bases, should this landlord, who has behaved duplicitously in the past, attempt any funny business upon my vacating the apartment. But can anyone advise on what my rights are given she entered under false pretenses? I have no real interest in making waves, but I would like to be protected.
Thank you for your help.
I hope I have put this under the right topic.
About one month ago my landlord (I live in the lower unit of a duplex, she lives in the upper unit) asked if I wished to extend my lease. I said I would not be extending and she requested that I be flexible in leaving from time to time as she seeks to fill the unit again, to which I of course agreed. I have security cameras with microphones set up in my apartment for obvious reasons and, as such, have been able to monitor that nothing unusual has happened upon her entering my apartment over the course of my lease. Our relationship has for the most part been fine, but there were some issues out of the gate that caused me to distrust her (it is a complete aside and unlikely relevant to this situation) and feel that this monitoring might be necessary.
She had requested access twice to my apartment while I was absent and I noted that she had misled me about who would be touring the apartment. She also claimed she would be "showing" the apartment, when she instead came inside and took photographs for upwards of 20 minutes. On a previous occasion, when "inspecting for water damage", she snooped through my closet for no discernible reason. I have been more confused than annoyed by her lies, but I noted the behavior. Then last week she told me she would be having an "open house" this coming week for a few hours and requested that I not be present as, and she stated this explicitly, "there will be a lot of people in the house".
I checked in to see what my cameras had recorded of this "open house" -- largely out of fear of theft from visitors -- to find that in no way, shape, or form was she having an open house. She had instead scheduled a contractor to come into the home and inspect areas of damage (that had been damaged before my beginning my lease -- which just happens to have been corroborated by what the contractor himself said) and give her an estimate. Not only that, but she told the contractor that she had already found a new tenant for when my lease expires. As such, her entry was done entirely under false pretenses.
I am asking this question more out of a preemptive desire to cover my bases, should this landlord, who has behaved duplicitously in the past, attempt any funny business upon my vacating the apartment. But can anyone advise on what my rights are given she entered under false pretenses? I have no real interest in making waves, but I would like to be protected.
Thank you for your help.
Rental Agreements: Landlord Entering Under False Pretenses
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