Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Manager and Tenant

Friend is also a business associate and manager of a smaller apt building, in cc county. 5/20/07 recvd . via u.s. mail postmark of 5/19/07 ''Three day notice of termination of management and tenancy'' In my review I noticed that the owner has signed and dated it 5/5/07.From which date is the three days counted? During the approx. time 5/5/07 to approx. 5/17/07 the owner seems to have attempted to manipulate. At will randomly changing her position on his position. On 5/22/07 on sight locks to shop and store rooms containing supplies and tools of his own used for his management duties as well as his own part time to full time hauling business. He was not notified of this either by phone, or written notice...was this a legal action on the part of the owner? If so or not what are his legal remedy's for this action? His hauling business requires items to be available to him on a daily basis. Prior to him receiving the 3 day notice tenants had heard a rumbling of the possibility of his position being in jeopardy same tenants on their own wrote to owner with their own opinions & want to be heard. Send to owner with copies kept for unlawful detainer? Where to find the legal way of answering this type of unlawful detainer? Slander ???


Asked on 5/23/07, 8:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert L. Bennett Law offices of Robert L. Bennett

Re: Manager and Tenant

I have problems with the clarity (or lack, thereof) of your facts. I'll do my best with what I understand. As to notice, it is when it is served, received, or posted. Forget date of May 5. Next, I am guessing locks were changed, and supplies didn't belong to owner. That is not legal, until after an eviction process. I am assuming that you want remedies to locks being changed. I can't give you advice, since the business relationship is unclear. Is this part of management relationship with landlord, or because your "friend" is a tenant? Other tenants may be witnesses in court. So far, there is no unlawful detainer, but a three day notice gets wheels in motion, if rent is unpaid, or other problems. There is no slander here, from what you have written. Too many unanswered questions here. What is relationship of the parties? Does "friend" rent storage space from landlord? Is rent paid? Why does landlord want "friend" out? Is there a lease? What are its' provisions toward landlord and "friend"? This is too complex to answer properly. You should seek out a local lawyer in "friend's" vicinity.

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Answered on 5/23/07, 12:12 pm


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