My treatment from a Sumlord

Updater on my issues with my Ex-Landlord

For those of you that have been following my updates on the issues I have had with my ex-landlord, Gil Duran, and the illegal treatment I have endured from he & his staff, you may be interested in reading the letter my attorney sent his property manager.  Click on this link here to read page 1 of the letter: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=861110133913414&set=pcb.861110430580051&type=1&theater.

Click on this link here to read page 2 of the letter:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=861110270580067&set=pcb.861110430580051&type=1&theater.

I'm sure you will find this interesting reading and you can judge the situation for yourself.

Here is another update on my issue with Duran Rentals: In the property manager's documentation of supposed security deposit deductions, she put in their that there were cat feces all throughout the house when we moved out, which is a lie & I can prove it is a lie. You see, the day we surrendered the keys to the property manager, I took pictures (my camera date stamps the pictures) which PROVE there were no cat feces throughout the house. Besides, people who KNOW me & my character, know I don't live that way as it is NASTY & can bring disease.

Housing Laws

I got to my new place in Sacramento, called Bent Tree Apartments.  When the manager went over the lease with me, she TOLD me I had a right, under law, to a pre-move out inspection to give me a chance to fix any damages I may cause during the time I live in the unit.  I was NEVER told this information by ANY employee of Duran Rentals nor their property management company when I signed a lease with them.

Plus, I finally got a chance to speak briefly with my attorney about the move out and the ABSURD charges they are saying I owe and my attorney said they are crooks, which made me feel empowered and it made me know I'm doing the right thing for standing up for my rights and getting my attorney involved!!!

See, it pays to know your rights under the law and stand up for those rights!

Move-Out Inspection

First, when you rent a place, you need to know that you have a right, by law (CCP 1950.5) to request a pre-move out inspection, about two to three weeks BEFORE you move out.  This gives you, the tenant, a chance to go over any damages in the unit with the appropriate person so you can have a chance to fix them to protect your security deposit.

Also, take MANY, MANY pictures.

In a nutshell, this is some of what happened to me.  The property manager of the place I rented from, Duran Rentals, did the walk through inspection with me on the day we were vacating.  She was very rushed about it.  She walked around the back of the house (my daughter SAW her), and NEVER said anything about the furniture items we had left by the dumpster (there is no way you can walk behind the house and not see the furniture we left by the dumpster!).  The next day, I got a NASTY email from her saying the neighbors complained about it and if I didn't move the items, they would do it and just charge me out of my security deposit, which I was ok with.  She did mention "illegal dumping" is a crime.  I emailed her back telling her I knew my rights and I probably would not get arrested for that.  She emailed me back threatening to call law enforcement on me if I did not remove the item by a certain date.

This woman also accused me of "locking my cat up", which is a form of animal abuse.  Needless to say, I have provided all this documentation to my attorney as this is foul and vindictive treatment that no tenant should ever have to endure!

Illegal Rent Increases from Slumlords

I lived at 123 Madden St., #B, Willits, CA 95490, with my family for 11 years.  It flooded at my house EIGHT of the 11 years we lived there.  After the last flood, I was tired of dealing with it (the last one was the worst because water got into my garage, ruining items we had in there).  I emailed the City Manager to find out if that area had been declared a flood zone by FEMA and sent a copy of the email to the landlord.  Due to the flood having damaged the insulation that was then under the house, the landlord had to get the proper permits from the city (Which cost him money) to move the insulation to the attic of the house.  

I then got a notice of proposed rent increase, to be effective in April of 2013, which is illegal according to CA Civil Code 1942.5.  I tried to reason with the then property manager, telling her that was illegal.  I also have a disability for which the Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988 says I am allowed to have my service / companion animal in my home with me FREE of pet fees.  The landlord's attorney he had then wrote me a letter quoting the Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1968, which had been outdated!  On top of this, the rental agreement I had with them has a clause in it that says if there is damage to the unit that is of NO fault of the tenant and the tenant agrees to stay in the unit, the tenant is entitled to a reduction in rent (this is state law).  I had to take the landlord, Duran Rentals, to court just to get the reduction in rent, which is totally ABSURD as that was my right under the law!

As I have said before and I will continue to say, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!!!!

Duran Rentals property manager accused me of "locking my cat up", which is a form of animal abuse. Does this look like I abuse animals? Of course, it was only an unsubstantiated accusation as she has NO proof as anyone who knows my character (such as my neighbors, friends, family, etc.), all know I absolutely adore animals. What a BIG LIAR!

If you know anything about animal behavior, you know that animals can sense who are good hearted people and those who are not. This is my mom's cat who was abused by whoever had him before my mom. I can just about guarantee if I was an animal abuser, this little guy would be afraid of me, which you can clearly see he is not.