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>But instead, he says he’s scared to walk to his car because there’s a woman who won’t leave his guesthouse. She says she has the right to stay. So far a judge
by Dig1t 3y ago
>But instead, he says he’s scared to walk to his car because there’s a woman who won’t leave his guesthouse. She says she has the right to stay. So far a judge has ruled that, under the city’s rent stabilization ordinance, he has no legal reason to evict her.
How does this setup work logistically? Does the woman ever leave? What if the owner just waits for the woman to go grocery shopping and breaks into his own property and changes the locks? Are there any cases of such a thing happening?
Or what if he just turned off her water from the main house? So many scenarios, I don't understand.
- bagels 3y agoThat's called an illegal eviction. Unsure is the penalty is worse than the lawsuit or not.
- at_a_remove 3y agoPacific Heights is a great film about a nightmare tenant scenario.
- pyrophane 3y agoIf he changed the locks, the police would force him to let her back in and he'd be in court for an illegal lockout, which wouldn't help his overall case. If he turned off the water, she would report the issue to the city and they'd force him to turn it back on, and he would likely face a fine. His only option is to fight it out in a court that is heavily tilted in favor of tenants, and she (his "tenant") knows it.
- YeBanKo 3y agoI think at this point police may not do anything. Even he changes the locks. In SF and LA and few other metro area, they tend to ignore anything that can be a “civil matter”
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- SoftTalker 3y agoGo watch the movie "Pacific Heights"
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