Q: Can a landlord tell a tenant to leave in 2 weeks and threatened to be arrested if they returned to the property?
It's a new landlord and we had to sign a new lease form which I signed but never received a copy I only have a witness see me sign the form because the landlord had this person bring it to me. She didn't let me speak, I feel discriminated, she left papers under me for mat stating to leave after 2 weeks and several less stated from her and others and she is trying to belittle me because she stated that she was a police officer in riverside county
A: Check to see if any local rental ordinances or laws apply in your city or county. However, in general, I would say the answer to your question is no. In order to get rid of a tenant, a landlord has to go through the eviction process. A landlord who tries to short cut that process by threatening arrest, changing locks, cutting off utilities, etc is subject to being sued for money.
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