hotpink1st
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- Jurisdiction
- California
We live in California and were renting a unit at some duplex style apartments. There had been a string of crimes and multiple people had asked the company to get the cameras working. They refused. We were then broken into and held at gun point while robbed. We were told we would have to give a 30 day notice and pay out the whole 30 days even though we were moving out a week after the incident. I gave notice Dec. 29th and moved out Jan. 3rd of the following month.
We then received a 3 day pay or quit on Jan. 10th, like we do every month, even though they know we don't get paid until the 15th. (The first owners we signed under didn't care but the company who bought the complex started giving us notices monthly.) I informed her we would be choosing to quit per her 3 day pay or quit notice dated Jan. 10th. She is claiming we can't do that because we put in a 30 day and the notice has the prorated amount dated Jan. 28th. The only thing dated the 28th is the rental period listed on the notice. The date of deliver for the 3 day notice is the 20th. From what I understand by sending us a 3 day pay or quit that supersedes the previous arrangement. She stated she will be contacting the companies attorney.
Who is in the right? Aren't they liable for our safety? Can we invoke the quit portion of the 3 day pay or quit?
I can't live there anymore due to not even knowing who did it when they have cameras right outside our door that should have been functioning and its even posted on the front gate that they are functioning.
We then received a 3 day pay or quit on Jan. 10th, like we do every month, even though they know we don't get paid until the 15th. (The first owners we signed under didn't care but the company who bought the complex started giving us notices monthly.) I informed her we would be choosing to quit per her 3 day pay or quit notice dated Jan. 10th. She is claiming we can't do that because we put in a 30 day and the notice has the prorated amount dated Jan. 28th. The only thing dated the 28th is the rental period listed on the notice. The date of deliver for the 3 day notice is the 20th. From what I understand by sending us a 3 day pay or quit that supersedes the previous arrangement. She stated she will be contacting the companies attorney.
Who is in the right? Aren't they liable for our safety? Can we invoke the quit portion of the 3 day pay or quit?
I can't live there anymore due to not even knowing who did it when they have cameras right outside our door that should have been functioning and its even posted on the front gate that they are functioning.