California tenants have the right to live in a rental home that is safe, sanitary, and habitable. When landlords ignore serious repair issues, tenants may suffer unsafe living conditions, property damage, illness, or personal injuries.
Our office helps California tenants dealing with habitability problems and landlord neglect.
You may have a claim if your landlord failed to repair or properly address issues such as:
Temporary repairs are not enough if the same problem keeps coming back. If your landlord “fixes” a leak, stair, floor, roof, window, or pest entry point but the issue continues, keep documenting every repeat problem.
Landlords may be responsible when their failure to repair unsafe conditions causes injuries. This can include injuries from broken stairs, unsafe flooring, electrical hazards, leaking water, collapsed ceilings, pest infestations, mold exposure, or other dangerous conditions that should have been corrected.
A landlord usually must know about the problem and have a reasonable opportunity to fix it. That is why notice is so important.
Do not rely only on verbal conversations. Oral notice may be denied later. Protect yourself by creating proof:
A simple message like, “I am following up about the leak I reported last week. Water is still coming through the window, and the floor is wet again,” can help show that your landlord had notice and failed to resolve the issue.
Unsafe housing should not be ignored. If you are a California tenant dealing with habitability issues, repeated failed repairs, pests, leaks, mold, lack of heat, safety hazards, or injuries caused by landlord neglect, contact us today to discuss your situation.
No attorney-client relationship is created unless and until you sign a written agreement retaining our firm.