Pacific Heights – What rights do landlords have?
I just want to say this is a very bad movie for a couple of reasons. This never would happen in the real world because the only agreement that the landlord and tenant had was only verbal. The agreement was that the “tenant” transfer funds to the landlord’s bank account prior to moving in the rental property. So when the so called “tenant” moved in and there was no proof of funds transferred, the “tenant” therefore had trespassed and violated the verbal agreement. The landlord could have had him removed by the authorities at this point. Even if the tenant had signed a lease agreement, if there is no proof of moneys being transferred into the landlord’s account than this would have voided the contract and would have made a very boring Hollywood feature. This movie redefines the term “squatter”; usually squatters do not drive a Porsche.