Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

My wife and I are renting a condo in California. The owner who rents to use commincates with us through a property management agency. The owner also belongs to an HOA. Anyways, one day, both my and my wife's cars were towed from our lot because we did not have a proper sticker in the window of our cars. However, we never knew about the sticker requirement. It was not in our lease, and we never signed any documents aknowledging that rule. In fact, that rule belongs only to the HOA which our property falls under. We never received any HOA rules or documents from our owner. What should we do about this? Should we sue? Would we win if we sued? How much would this case cost us monitarily? Can we just deduct the cost of the towing and other fees (about $600) from our next rent check?


Asked on 7/28/11, 4:34 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Philip Iadevaia Law Offices of Philip A. Iadevaia

I would speak with your landlord and ask why you were never notified of a requirement to post a sticker on your cars and why you weren't given one when your tenancy began. Do some investigating in that regard and then see if the landlord will allow you to deduct the charges from your rent. Good luck.

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Answered on 7/29/11, 8:06 am


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