Q: Landlord illegaley locked me out
live in cal and my landlord illegeauley went into my home let someone search my home and changed my lockes been trying to find assistance since oct 16 this all took place while I was gone on a Dr visits out of town came home to a snake in my kitchen floor was behind on rent yes since pandemic hit but had verbal arrangements and I have a 14 yr old daughter that has school and all her and my belongings in home know I think he might of started some kind of legal prosses
A:
The first thing you must do is recover your property from the premises before the LL destroys it. I would not trust the LL to put your property into storage. Start this by sending a letter saying you want your property returned to you. If the LL fails to comply, take it to the police. Next, you have to find out what your legal status is, you can write the LL to tell you if you have been named in any UD action, or you can go to the County Courthouse and look up your name in the UD cases. Make sure you attend any hearings. You should seek assistance from a tenant's rights attorney in your area.
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