Can my landlord tell me when and when not to do laundry?
Your lease agreement almost certainly specifies “quiet hours”.10pm to 8am is a very common lease term for these hours.They are likely mentioning apartment 3 and 4, since just as your are in unit #2 and the landlord is in unit #1, unit #4 must make similar accommodations for unit #3.They are indicating that this has been successful for those units, and that you should do the same.If you work odd hours, as you say, then you should consider using a coin operated laundromat, rather than the laundry in your apartment, if you can’t use the one in your apartment between 8am and 10pm.California Civil Code 1927 does not permit you to disrupt your neighbor’s “quiet enjoyment of their living space” — even if that neighbor is also your landlord.If the hours are specified in the lease, they can evict you for violating the lease.If the hours are not specified in the lease, the lease almost certainly include a term about illegal activities — and you violating California Civil Code happens to be one of those.If they really can’t do anything but complain, then expect that your rent will go way, way up to cover the cost of an extremely low noise washer and dryer.Alternately, expect them to just not renew your lease, unless it spells out the hours in the new lease — but if you continue to be a problem tenant, it’s easier to just not offer to renew, and replace you with someone else who isn’t a problem.
My landlord says he’s charging me extra next month because I often bring guests over to my apartment. Could he do this if it wasn’t on the lease?
The devil is in the details, when is comes to Landlord/Tenant law.I don’t think anyone here could give a full answer without more information. There are so many questions as a lawyer that I would have. I would want to see the original lease agreement. Specifically, I would want to see its terms regarding its length and duration and guests/subletting. I would want to know what state/country you are in and then the statutes and case law in that location. Some places have strict rent control laws and boards that handle disputes, some don’t. All of them have complex rental laws.I would want to know more about these “guests” - how long they stayed, how often, how many were there, and whether anything of value been given to you in exchange for letting them stay over.I would want to know if you have violated any of the other terms of the agreement. (Exceeding occupancy, violated noise or other laws, paid rent on time, etc.)I would want to know how and when this demand was delivered. I would want to know more about the rental, including its size and whether the Landlord lives on site. (Why would this matter? Well, it can affect whether the lease itself is valid and might affect any arguments I make.) I would want to know if the Landlord has done anything that may have violated your rights. (Entered your apartment without notice, harassed you, etc.)People can give your a short answer to this, that generally no, a Landlord cannot charge extra rent outside of the agreement. But this is not gospel and without more information, any advice you get is bound to be flawed and acting on it could hurt you.Hypothetically, you could live in a studio apartment with a max residency of 3 people. Your guests are 5 friends that you’ve allow to stay for several weeks in exchange for paying for your gas and groceries and the statement from the landlord was that if they didn’t leave, he would have to serve an eviction notice or they could stay and he would charge more rent.In that scenario, a court could easily find that the Landlord’s statement was not a demand for more rent in breach of your agreement, but instead a reasonable offer of compromise for YOUR breach of the rental agreement for having an illegal sublet.In short, the facts matter. You should seek out a local attorney for advice on your situation specifically.
Does landlord need separate meter for utilities if we have COIN-OP laundry?
I live in a two family home with shared coin-op laundry in the basement. On the outside of the house there are two energy meters, presumably one for each family. Unless I am mistaken, this means that one or both of the families pays for water and electricity associated with using washer/dryer. With coin-op machines, isn't the landlord supposed to pay that? Thanks in advance.
Can i get a copy of warranty of a coin operated laundry machine?
I would check the manufacturer's website. Most manufacturers have websites these days, just put the mfg mame in the search web window. Once at their website, put the model number in the window to search the site and this should turn up documentation on the model. Failing this, email the manufacturer from their site and ask, giving the model number and year manufactured, if known.
What is a coin operated meter and how does it work?
I am reading a book about a girl who grew up in England&when her junkie parents didn't have coins, they were left in the cold&dark. That to me makes no sense, because here in the United States, we don't fiddle with the electricity meters, in fact it is often forbidden to do so, and pay monthly bills to local privately owned electricity companies.
Should my Landlord pay us back for the Washer/Dryer we brought?
My roomate and I have been renting an apartment for 2 years. Our lease is up September 1st, and come this Sept she will be moving to San Francisco and I will be moving to a new location. When we first moved in, included in the unit was a Washer / Dryer Hookup. This was advertised. There was initially a small/ half size washer and No Dryer. We rarely used the small washer, as it could not do any more than a small load of kitchen towels, or delicates. Either way, we acquired a nice, working Washer / Dryer set. We moved the small washer downstairs to the basement (which is storage only- there are no coin-op Washer/Dryers in this space at all). Now that my roomate is moving across the country, and I will be moving closer to the city where washer/dryers are more commonly in the basement, we will be leaving the Washer/Dryer we brought in the apartment. Is it correct to think that the Landlord shold pay us for the Washer /Dryer that we brought to the unit?