aim900
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- Jurisdiction
- California
About a week ago my landlady asked me if I had seen a "financial document" of hers on the coffee table. I rent a room (and have NO access to any other room in the house, except the bathroom and hall that leads past the living room to the front door. She has padlocks on every door inside the house). Anyway, she said her document was missing and asked me if I took it. I told her No.
On February 28th I paid rent for March (in cash, as always per her rules). The next morning she told me I had to move, and be out by midnight [that night]. Not possible, of course. I asked her if she was prepared to return my security deposit, and she said yes.
Well, she must have thought about that for a minute because last night when I got home from work, she told me to get out or she would move me out. I went to my room, started to undress ... she barged in without knocking -- yelled at me, threatened me, etc. I asked her what I did - she told me I was a liar and a con artist, and I damaged her property. I saw that last one coming. So much for that security deposit! lol
This woman is completely Looney Toons - Certifiable, from day one.
I overheard her on the phone last night, on speaker, that I took a stack of financial documents from her (the one page turned into a stack), and a checkbook, and $500 in cash that was on the coffee table ... she just kept adding things as the conversation went on. She said she wanted to get the police involved - but she didn't call them.
I have a feeling this woman does this all the time. It came out of nowhere, after 3 months - I have been an ideal tenant and I'm almost never there. She is always there.
Is it possible to find out how many times she has called the police and reported a theft, damage, etc. on other tenants in the past?
Is there anything I can do to protect myself so she doesn't have me arrested if I go home?
I will probably just go to a hotel, but I hate that she is getting away with this.
On February 28th I paid rent for March (in cash, as always per her rules). The next morning she told me I had to move, and be out by midnight [that night]. Not possible, of course. I asked her if she was prepared to return my security deposit, and she said yes.
Well, she must have thought about that for a minute because last night when I got home from work, she told me to get out or she would move me out. I went to my room, started to undress ... she barged in without knocking -- yelled at me, threatened me, etc. I asked her what I did - she told me I was a liar and a con artist, and I damaged her property. I saw that last one coming. So much for that security deposit! lol
This woman is completely Looney Toons - Certifiable, from day one.
I overheard her on the phone last night, on speaker, that I took a stack of financial documents from her (the one page turned into a stack), and a checkbook, and $500 in cash that was on the coffee table ... she just kept adding things as the conversation went on. She said she wanted to get the police involved - but she didn't call them.
I have a feeling this woman does this all the time. It came out of nowhere, after 3 months - I have been an ideal tenant and I'm almost never there. She is always there.
Is it possible to find out how many times she has called the police and reported a theft, damage, etc. on other tenants in the past?
Is there anything I can do to protect myself so she doesn't have me arrested if I go home?
I will probably just go to a hotel, but I hate that she is getting away with this.
