Move-in Checklist, "Warranty of Habitability" and Breach of Contract...

Did you fill out a Move-in Checklist that sited cited potential health, safety and fire hazards? Did that notice of a potential breach of "warranty of habitability" laws compel your landlord to "fix and repair?" Under California tenant law, a landlord must "fix and repair" any item that poses habitability limitations. Failure to "fix and repair" those items clearly identified in a Move-in Checklist may expose the landlord to breach of contract and civil damages.

Request a copy of your Move-in Checklist to examine whether your landlord has fixed and repaired those items that leave your unit in a substandard condition. Remember, implied in any lease agreement, whether it be fixed or periodic, is the fundamental obligation of the landlord to provide the tenant with an at or above standard unit.

Maybe it's time to quit paying for what you don't receive?