A landlord believed the lease required the tenant to pay $2,000 per month in rent. The tenant believed the lease required only $1,200 rent per month. For about a year and a half, the tenant paid and the landlord accepted without objection the $1,200 in rent. The landlord then served a notice to pay rent or vacate, demanding the $800 per month for the entire period. The notice to pay rent or vacate named the tenants as individuals “d/b/a KYB Farm” rather than the tenant’s correct name, “KYB FARMS, Inc.” The tenant offered $1,200 for the current month, which was […]
Monthly Archives: September 2015
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A couple purchased a property to use as a residential rental. They obtained a license to rent the property as a single family dwelling, but later converted the basement into a second unit—but without required permitting. Only five days after the landlords rented out the basement, code enforcers ordered the tenants to vacate the basement, and limited use of the rental property to a single family dwelling.