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I just moved to Whittier for school and rented an older house from the landlord I found on craigslist. After checking it out, I loved it and took it.
After signing the lease and everything, I found out (was never told that there was a garage to the house) that it was converted to a "studio" and that a wooden fence was set up in the back yard to separate the two. I thought they were two separate establishments. Anyways, I then come to find out that the driveway is the only entrance for the garage studio tenant and that they would have to walk past the cars in the driveway next to the house to get to their place. The garage needs a lot of fixing as I believe it's been vacant for awhile. NONE OF THIS WAS STATED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT. His answer to this was, "it's never been a problem in the past." Here's where my concerns begin:
When time comes to fix the garage up, there will need to be access through the driveway..I'm supposed to comply and move my cars for you? Am I supposed to freely give you access and allow the noise and trash that will be associated with said project.
The utilities are apparently shared. I was told by a plumber and gas company employee that they shared the lines to the house. How is this legal? We are supposed to share utilities? They are in my name and how do you figure out each place's usage? The trash is the only utility that can be shared evenly( as the trash cans are issued to one address), but then I would be having to collect that utility bill from the other tenant since the bill is in my name. In that situation, it would be like a tenant paying another tenant while paying a landlord? All of this seems very shady and I haven't the slightest clue to go about this.
I feel like there is a ton more I have to say and have probably forgotten, but all of this has happened so suddenly and I felt the need to get what I can out.
On a side note, our move in date was July 1st. We officially moved everything in July 12th. After waiting until July 17th for the first available gas appt to turn our gas on, we were denied because there was a gas leak in the house. I had to go through the landlord to find a plumber to come and fix the issue and it ended up being a problem with the studio garage gas line. So we were without gas for until today (July 17th) ,which should have been in already working condition. This situation concerns me for what the future might bring.
I live in a home in Whittier with the same situation. My house is only one bedroom, it includes a detached garage with a studio. I have been living here for 9 years and have finally decided to move. My cousin wanted to move in and was approved by the LL. They want to charge him $1,200 for the house and the studio in the back ($200 increase) and if he wants to use the garage its $350 more. The house shares the water bill with the front house which is another issue.
I live in a home in Whittier with the same situation. My house is only one bedroom, it includes a detached garage with a studio. I have been living here for 9 years and have finally decided to move. My cousin wanted to move in and was approved by the LL. They want to charge him $1,200 for the house and the studio in the back ($200 increase) and if he wants to use the garage its $350 more. The house shares the water bill with the front house which is another issue.
Well, if you stayed there for 9 years, it can't be all bad. Your cousin can just move somewhere else, right? Nobody's forcing him to move there? If it's the only game in town, and he has to move in there, then he goes in with his eyes open, anyway.
Sure. In the future keep out of other peoples business.
It is his business, what part of that don't you understand? He is a tenant with rights, including the right to quiet enjoyment of the property. He also has rights to expect that improvements to the property will be done with all necessary permits and inspections, to make sure it is safe. This is his business.
It is his business, what part of that don't you understand? He is a tenant with rights, including the right to quiet enjoyment of the property. He also has rights to expect that improvements to the property will be done with all necessary permits and inspections, to make sure it is safe. This is his business.
"Renting is where standing up for your rights in the present impairs your rights in the future."
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