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Old 05-29-2013, 02:07 PM
 
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Hi I recently moved to California from Las Vegas. We Moved into a house where we are paying 1625.00 a month. The house includes 4 bedroom, guest house, pool, and water and pool is included in the rent. Upon move in we were told the guest house would be ready in 2 weeks and we were never given a key for it. It has been 2 months and the guest house is still not ready. We looked inside and it is completely gutted, its in no way livable. There hasn't been anybody working in it, or even looked at it and there is no way the house will be ready in 2 months, 3 months, maybe even 6 months. My question is: Do we have to pay full rent for what we were told we would get? Our lease says we have a guest house and pool service. Our pool hasn't been cleaned and we don't even have a key to the guest house. We are paying for space we cant use. What can we do??? Thank you
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Old 05-29-2013, 03:33 PM
 
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You should consider yourself lucky to have a 4 bedroom house, even without a pool or guesthouse. For that price what did you expect?

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Hi I recently moved to California from Las Vegas. We Moved into a house where we are paying 1625.00 a month. The house includes 4 bedroom, guest house, pool, and water and pool is included in the rent. Upon move in we were told the guest house would be ready in 2 weeks and we were never given a key for it. It has been 2 months and the guest house is still not ready. We looked inside and it is completely gutted, its in no way livable. There hasn't been anybody working in it, or even looked at it and there is no way the house will be ready in 2 months, 3 months, maybe even 6 months. My question is: Do we have to pay full rent for what we were told we would get? Our lease says we have a guest house and pool service. Our pool hasn't been cleaned and we don't even have a key to the guest house. We are paying for space we cant use. What can we do??? Thank you
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Old 05-29-2013, 03:59 PM
 
Location: SCW, AZ
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You should consider yourself lucky to have a 4 bedroom house, even without a pool or guesthouse. For that price what did you expect?
Still, if it is on paper yet not honored, that is neither right nor acceptable. I would most definitely relay my complain in a written format, preferably regular paper/mail stating you will not be paying full rent for all the months where those two things (pool/guest house) were not available.

I am not sure about how much to deduct though.
I would definitely consult with a lawyer who specializes in the field!
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Old 05-29-2013, 06:16 PM
 
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I'm not a lawyer or a real estate expert but, if I were in that situation, I wouldn't deduct rent. I would keep paying full rent and then sue for a portion of the money back for what I was promised and didn't receive. If you deduct rent YOU look like the deadbeat. The point isn't to make yourself look like the problem party, it's to make the landlord look like the one in the wrong. I'm also pretty certain that deducting rent won't make the landlord hurry up the guesthouse remodel any. If anything it'll slow it down and make the situation worse.
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Old 05-29-2013, 08:32 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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If you're in Los Angeles, the Coalition for Economic Survival hosts free tenants rights clinics that allow renters to discuss their problems with an attorney:

CES - Tenants' Rights and Social Justice in Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Housing Department also might be able to provide assistance: LAHD - Los Angeles Housing Department > Home

I'm not an attorney and certainly not an expert on tenant law, but strongly suspect that you're entitled to whatever was specified in the lease documents. Of course, working it out with the landlord outside of court would be better.

About ten years ago, an attorney who specialized in tenant law told me that aggrieved renters should never, ever withhold rent, no matter how strong their case. I've forgotten why she said that, but remember the advice.
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