If I have a medical card from my doctor, can I be evicted from my apartment for smoking canabus?
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If I have a medical card from my doctor, can I be evicted from my apartment for smoking canabus?
I have a lease. I am being evicted for smokiung canabus in the privacy of my apartment.
Asked on March 26, 2012 under Real Estate Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unless your written lease with your landlord has a no smoking provision specifically set forth within the document, it would be in violation of your contract with your landlord for him or her to evict you for smoking marijuana in the rental you have if you have medical authorization for his controlled substance.
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