Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Lease Agreement

I paid a deposit for an apartment without being allowed to read the lease agreement, because it could not be provided until over a week later. The renter is not willing to allow a strikethrough of inapplicable terms of the generic lease agreement used for all properties. If I do not sign the lease agreement, then the management is threatening to keep over $50 dollars for everyday the apartment was off the market. Is this legal? I feel like I am being forced to sign a lease agreement that has the ability to apply inapplicable terms. Do I have the legal right to strikethrough inapplicable items to protect myself? Is it abnormal that am eleven page lease agreement does not state the rent or deposit amount and only refers to a �summary�?


Asked on 10/08/08, 8:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: Lease Agreement

Any written agreement must contain the essential terms, including the rent and rental period. If you haven't signed a lease, then there's no agreement.

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Answered on 10/08/08, 8:50 pm


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