If I am renting a room in the private residence of my former boyfriend and he will not provide me with a key to the front door, is this legal?
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If I am renting a room in the private residence of my former boyfriend and he will not provide me with a key to the front door, is this legal?
I am renting a room in the private residence of my former boyfriend. We have a verbal rental agreement that was made when we were still boyfriend/girlfriend. When we broke up, he changed the lock on the front door and will not provide me with a key of my own. I am asking this question today because I am not able to go to the home I pay rent on because he is not home and won’t be for several hours. I am stuck. Please tell me if what he is doing is legal. Also, he will not allow me to put a lock on my private bedroom door.
Asked on March 8, 2012 under Real Estate Law, California
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