My jurisdiction is: California
My former roommate (I'll call him B) has done a few nasty things. First, he wouldn't allow me to sign a lease by convincing me that when it's month to month I didn't need to. He was a decent friend so I was naive and kind of believed him. Just to double check, I did ask our elderly building managers for a copy of the lease, they never gave it to me (maybe gave it to the former roomie and he didn't pass on? Possible). But I never received it and since they knew I was a new roommate and because B had assured me that there was no need, I stupidly didn't push it. I had lived there for about 4 yrs when I had relocated for a few months back to the Midwest to help and be closer to family (this was in Sept of 08'). I found B's best friend to sublet my room while I was gone. The sublet (I'll call him D) and I had agreed that I would pay the full month's rent for September even though I left on Sept. 15th. In exchange, I would be coming back towards the end of March a couple of weeks early and he will have covered the whole of March. Due to the economy while I was back in Chicago I could not find a job so I ended up coming back to LA early. I sent an email to B, D and the third roomie about my unfortunate circumstances and asked to come stay on the couch until I could find a sublet until the end of March. Needless to say, B flew off the handle, starting yelling at me during a phone call and said he didn't want me to come back, his best friend D was going to replace me. There had been times while living there when we would argue and out of anger he said he could "kick me out" whenever he wanted, that's why he doesn't allow anyone else on the lease. I ignored it, a statement made in anger isn't always true. Anyway, I've been homeless and sleeping on couches since I've returned. D refused to pay the other half of the September rent because he wasn't involved in what happened to between B and I. I have moved most of my things into storage but since it was done in such a rush, I left several small and a couple big things behind. My questions are:
1 - I know I'm not protected because I was not on a lease, but is there anything that can be said to the building owners in regards to this, to him being a controlling and keeping tenants off the lease for his power issues?
2 - D & B will not respond my repeated (and nicely worded) emails requesting the rest of my things. Even though I'm trying to be nice, I can only take so much. I've been kicked out and now they're being completely rude and immature on top of it.
3 - Even IF they respond and allow me to pick up my things, should I get a police escort? I'm not sure I can handle someone who randomly flies off the handle and makes rash decisions.
Thanks for the help!
LA Mess
My former roommate (I'll call him B) has done a few nasty things. First, he wouldn't allow me to sign a lease by convincing me that when it's month to month I didn't need to. He was a decent friend so I was naive and kind of believed him. Just to double check, I did ask our elderly building managers for a copy of the lease, they never gave it to me (maybe gave it to the former roomie and he didn't pass on? Possible). But I never received it and since they knew I was a new roommate and because B had assured me that there was no need, I stupidly didn't push it. I had lived there for about 4 yrs when I had relocated for a few months back to the Midwest to help and be closer to family (this was in Sept of 08'). I found B's best friend to sublet my room while I was gone. The sublet (I'll call him D) and I had agreed that I would pay the full month's rent for September even though I left on Sept. 15th. In exchange, I would be coming back towards the end of March a couple of weeks early and he will have covered the whole of March. Due to the economy while I was back in Chicago I could not find a job so I ended up coming back to LA early. I sent an email to B, D and the third roomie about my unfortunate circumstances and asked to come stay on the couch until I could find a sublet until the end of March. Needless to say, B flew off the handle, starting yelling at me during a phone call and said he didn't want me to come back, his best friend D was going to replace me. There had been times while living there when we would argue and out of anger he said he could "kick me out" whenever he wanted, that's why he doesn't allow anyone else on the lease. I ignored it, a statement made in anger isn't always true. Anyway, I've been homeless and sleeping on couches since I've returned. D refused to pay the other half of the September rent because he wasn't involved in what happened to between B and I. I have moved most of my things into storage but since it was done in such a rush, I left several small and a couple big things behind. My questions are:
1 - I know I'm not protected because I was not on a lease, but is there anything that can be said to the building owners in regards to this, to him being a controlling and keeping tenants off the lease for his power issues?
2 - D & B will not respond my repeated (and nicely worded) emails requesting the rest of my things. Even though I'm trying to be nice, I can only take so much. I've been kicked out and now they're being completely rude and immature on top of it.
3 - Even IF they respond and allow me to pick up my things, should I get a police escort? I'm not sure I can handle someone who randomly flies off the handle and makes rash decisions.
Thanks for the help!
LA Mess
