Thank you. It does sound better to "terminate the lease" then "abandon the property". I have done alot of research and I will now look into the landlord-tenant laws just to be sure I am familiar with everything I am dealing with. While he won't be happy, I want to provide the landlord with...
We have discussed our concerns with the landlord. My wife feels that she has been blown off. There is a huge laundry list of deficiencies noted on the walkthrough. My wife was assured that these repairs would be worked on.
Specifically in regards to the electrical problem, we feel the...
California Civil Code 1942 states that if a landlord doesn't make necessary repairs to keep the rented property habitable then the tenant can either "repair and deduct" or use the "abandonment" remedy.
In my case I have apparently several electrical circuits that are having under-voltage and...