This email documents Michael Gasio’s written objection to unilateral changes imposed by landlord Phat Tran and agent Anna Ly after the lease had been executed. Following signature of the contract, Tran demanded rent be paid by the 20th of each month instead of the 1st, and added an unauthorized $30 wire fee. Despite protest, the landlord enforced these new terms through threats of late fees and eviction, coercing early payments for all subsequent months.
“We signed a contract you wrote… You accepted my checks in our signed contract, then after you signed the contract you changed your mind… Our contract says pay on the 1st day of each new month… Where does it say to pay on the 20th early each month or you charge a late fee?”
This message establishes that the landlord altered the contract without consent and compelled the tenants to comply under duress. The tenants continued paying early each month to avoid penalties, while maintaining written protest. The change violated California law by modifying a signed lease without mutual agreement.
This exhibit demonstrates contract tampering, coercive conduct, and retaliatory modification by the landlord and agent. The tenants’ written objection preserved their protest and serves as proof that subsequent payment timing was made under compulsion, not voluntary agreement.