Anyone know CA law about tenants who broke lease having right to return to the property?

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kateAlina

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The prior tenant to the house where I rent broke their lease early (we were supposed to share the house and pay half the rent each till the end of April according to the lease). The landlord continues to make them pay for the rest of the lease because that is standard. The tenant then thinks that gives them the right to come and enter the home any time they want, even though they broke the lease and vacated without permission and I continue to live there (and don't want them anywhere near me, obviously). The landlord seems to think that if you get put in collections for rent due to the end of a lease term you can come back. I say this is insane and akin to if your car got repossessed, you still have the debt but can't go back to the dealership and sit in the car and I think this is violating my rights to quiet enjoyment. Can anyone clarify this for me or have a link to anywhere where it explains if people who break a lease can keep going back to a building??
thx in advance.
 
You should speak to your local police department. Yes they actually know a few tenant landlord laws as they handle these situations all the time.

He vacated the property thus he should not have rights to the unit.
However, your landlord continues to collect rent from this person.. The entire rent should fall back on you when the other person vacates the unit.. otherwise this guy actually may have rights to unit since both names are on the lease and he is paying rents.

Here is what you do... since he thinks he can live there tell him he needs to pay his half of the bills... actually you can legally collect them, if he is coming and going at will from the unit. Tell him pay up or your taking him to court! Then give him an option to drop his debt if he removes himself off the lease. Then he has no legal rights to the unit..
 
If they are still paying on the lease but not contributing to any of the other bills I would not allow them in. but legally they have every right to be there.
 
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