Recent content by DanW

The utilities are all in my name, and my lease with the landlord has no reference to utilities. I'm not clear on what you mean by "more than one sublease", none of my sub-tenents, have leases with anyone under them, but I have subleases with multiple sub-tenants. how is this relevent? I think...

Because it never occurred to me that there would be dispute about it.

I live just outside the city limits of Santa rosa, in an unincorporated area

I'm in between. I rent the house from the owner, the others rent rooms from me.

In California lease agreements don't amount to much, if there is a statute that it contradicts. I need an answer about what the actual law is in my jurisdiction. I was hoping that by coming here, someone would have that information. Lawyers here charge $300 dollars an hour, the total disputed...

We have a house in Sonoma county, California. There are 7 adults, one of whom has a child; making a total of 8 people. The rental agreement specifies that all utilities will be divided equally per person. The woman with the child claims that she is only liable for 1/7 of the...