Thanks Army Judge, you are correct, I was not 'kicked out'; the property management gave me a proper 60 day notice telling me that the owner wanted the house back (which I assumed was because of the major repair issues that I had been trying to get them to fix). The house was then put right back up for rent, with none of these issues taken care of (I know this because I have lived next door to this house with my Mom for my entire life, 20 years, Mom has owned her house for 25). I have been in this house since being rented to another and have seen the problems that still exist myself). The roof still leaks and the plumbing still backs up every time you try to take a bath or do laundry or dishes. I know for a fact that the roof has been leaking for at least 20 years... there have only been three renters. The first lived there for 19 years, the second for 1 year, and I was the third. We got to know both of these other families and I have witnessed the roof leaking for both of these families. I assumed it had been fixed before it was put up for rent, but now realize I am just the next in a line of renters being rented a UNTENANTABLE (not untenable) house and asked to move when the complaining got too loud. I lived in the house for 20 months, the roof leaked the entire time (thankfully California has been in a drought) whenever it would rain. The property management always said they would send someone out, but they never did. According to CA Civil code section 1941.1. "(a) A dwelling shall be deemed untenantable for purposes of
Section 1941 if it substantially lacks any of the following
affirmative standard characteristics or is a residential unit
described in Section 17920.3 or 17920.10 of the Health and Safety
Code:
(1) Effective waterproofing and weather protection of roof and
exterior walls, including unbroken windows and doors.
(2) Plumbing or gas facilities that conformed to applicable law in
effect at the time of installation, maintained in good working
order."
As far as I am concerned, this is a 'slum lord' property. I realize now I should have called the Health Department and filed a complaint while I was living there, as you must be residing there to talk to them about the property. So now the cycle continues, with no accountability at all for the 'slumlord'.
Your thoughts?
