Trash is not a utility. They need to abide by their contract.
A "verbal lease" is NOT a binding contract.
Nope. They used the wrong form and you signed it in good faith. They can not change the terms now. They have to pay the trash service.
If you lease says that utilities are included, they are included. The owner is responsible for paying the utilities.
Simply decline their offer and tell them the utilities are their responsibility to pay per the signed contract.
I just received my utilities statement and it has a refuse amount due on it. I contacted my manager with this issue, he said I shouldn't have to pay for trash collection since its a communal dumpster. He asked if I still have my contract. I said yes and sent a picture of the section that states which utilities are included. He the asked for my monthly statement. After he reviewed it, he said he is going to contact the property owner, and admitted that she is always out of town, and hard to reach. He called me back once he spoke to her. He told me that she used the wrong contract for my lease because it was a contract for a property in the neighboring city, stating that I must pay the refuse bill, but will lower my monthly rent by $20 a month to compensate for the refuse. I understand that in California, even a verbal lease agreement is a legally binding contract, but I didn't agree to anything. When I asked if I can speak with the property owner, the manager ignored my request. So the question stands; is there an issue of legality by claiming the contract that was used was the incorrect one and breaching the lease agreement whether it was correct or not? My understanding is that both parties signed the agreement, therefore acknowledging the contract. My address is on the lease, and it states that water/refuse is included.
