Week 7 EOC

The owners in the movie Pacific heights were gullable. They allowed a tenant to move in to their building without the proper background check. The owners had the right to properly find out the tenants information, but rushed into allowing him to move in without even paying a deposit. Once the least was signed, the tenant now had rights. Even after not paying the rent, the owners could not evict the tenant. The owners then tried to deter the tenant from staying there by shutting off the power and heat. The tenant called the police. The police came and said that the owners were breaking the law by doing that, and that they had to turn the utilities back on. It seems as if they were stuck with a “bad” tenant. The movie was not one hundred percent accurate in its interpretation of the laws. I believe that in real life the owners would have had more rights to get the tenant out of their building. One fact missing from this description of events is the fact that the tenant was stalking one of the owners. If proven, this fact alone could have gotten the owners out of the lease with no hassle. Also, the way in which the place was being taken care of affects the terms of the lease. The owners found out there was a roach nest coming from the tenants apartment, they had the right to go in his place and find the source. Having an unsafe environment like a roach nest in your home is definitely grounds for getting evicted. I do not think the owners were properly informed about their rights. On the other hand, depending on the exact terms of the lease, the renter may not have been at fault, or made to leave the property.