Tenant Habitability · California

You Deserve a Safe Home.

Every tenant in California has the right to a safe, sanitary, and livable home. From roach and rodent infestations to mold, leaks, and structural decay — you have the right to demand better, and to hold your landlord accountable when they fail you.

Report Your Conditions Common Violations
Your Legal Right

The law requires your landlord to keep your home livable.

California Civil Code § 1941 requires landlords to maintain rental properties in a habitable condition. When they fail to do so, tenants may sue for general damages, special damages, and — where available — attorney's fees.

Reporting a problem and getting nothing but excuses? Retaliation for complaining — a rent hike, a threat, an eviction notice — is itself unlawful. You have more power than landlords want you to believe.

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Conditions That May Be a Significant Legal Claim

If you're living with any of these, let's talk.

Infestations

Cockroaches, rodents, bedbugs, or other pests a landlord won't properly remediate.

Mold & Flooding

Water intrusion, chronic leaks, and toxic mold that threaten your health.

Plumbing & Sewage

No hot water, backed-up sewage, or broken plumbing left unrepaired.

Uninhabitable Conditions

No heat, electrical hazards, broken locks, or structural decay and disrepair.

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Document it. Report it. Then call us.

Take photos, keep your written complaints, and reach out. We'll tell you honestly whether you have a claim — at no cost, and no fee unless we recover for you.

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Email: Frank@fgclawcorp.comServing: All of California