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what makes an apartment uninhabitable uninhabitable means that a rental property does not meet the minimum living standards for a home an apartment is uninhabitable when there are substantial problems with the structural composition of the home where it is missing an essential service like water or electricity or there are unhealthy conditions such as the presence of cockroaches bed bugs rodents inoperable heater leaks or peeling lead paint is my landlord required to make the rental property habitable in California a landlord is required to make sure that their rental property is habitable in order to rent it out it by making repairs and performing regular maintenance tenants also have obligations to keep their apartments clean and use the property for the intended purpose does my landlord have to pay for an exterminator yes California law states that the landlord is responsible for providing a safe and healthy environment for tenants therefore the landlord must provide effective pest control to rid the apartment or building of cockroaches bedbugs and mice however the tenant must cooperate with the pest control what should I do if a prospective apartment has some problems it's normal to do a walk-through with the landlord in order to do that inspection and write down all the problems that are evident at that time whether it's in the move-in inspection or separately tenants should request in writing that the problems be fixed and also take a lot of photographs of the problems remember you do not give up your right to request repairs from the landlord simply because the problems existed before you moved in by law a tenant can never accept to live in uninhabitable Apartments how often can my landlord raise the rent on my apartment if you have a lease for more than 30 days for instance one year your rent cannot be increased during the express term of that lease unless the lease allows for rental increases if you have a periodic agreement such as a month-to-month your landlord can increase your rent but must give you proper advance notice in writing if you live in a building that is protected by rent control your landlord can only raise your rent a set percentage once every 12 months is my landlord allowed to enter my apartment without notice the general rule is that landlords must provide 24 hours written notice to enter however a landlord may enter without notice in case of an emergency or if the tenant agrees to the entry what can I do if my landlord refuses to maintain the property if the landlord has not fixed or refuses to fix the apartment conditions and you have requested repairs in writing you can take stronger measures such as calling the local housing and/or health inspectors to see the conditions after a reasonable time if the landlord still has not fixed then the tenant can do a repair and deduct and have the condition repaired by a professional or for very serious or ongoing problems tenants may withhold the rent or better yet pay the rent and then sue the landlord for the poor living conditions however tenants should only do the withhold rent or make a formal legal claim on the advice of a competent attorney how do I know if my apartment is under rain control if you live in the city of Los Angeles you can check with the local la housing department or city records through a website called Zemus zi mas if you are under either local or statewide rent protections your landlord is also required to provide you and notice that you are protected by rent control by written notice either at the time of your signing the lease or once a year what are the legal grounds for eviction the grounds for eviction varies slightly depending on which laws you are protected under the main reasons for eviction in California are one non-payment of rent to violation of your lease 3 illegal activity on the premises or nuisance activity that interferes with your neighbors or others use of the property for failing to permit access to your apartment for repairs 5 landlord wants to move in their family member and 6 landlord wants to convert the property from apartments to something else if you are not protected by either a local rent control or statewide tenant protections your landlord does not need to give you a reason to evict you but they may not discriminate or retaliate against you do you know your rights as a tenant you have the right to live in a habitable condition without dangerous conditions you must have usable heat utilities and water and be free of pests can I sue my landlord for cockroaches mice or bedbug infestation yes tenants have the right to live in a pest free environment and generally the landlord is responsible for providing effective pest control however tenants are responsible for cooperating with this pest control effort can I break my lease because of an infestation of mice cockroaches or bed bugs if the apartment is not fit for human occupancy and the landlord is irresponsible and not fixing defects the tenant can in certain situations move out and break the lease it is important that the tenant document the conditions and obtain health and housing reports to back up their position depending on your lease there may be severe consequences therefore it you should consult a lawyer before breaking your lease what are the signs and symptoms of lead poisoning the signs and symptoms of lead poisoning and children include damage to the brain and nervous system slowed growth and development learning and behavioral problems hearing and speech problems anemia hypertension renal impairment and toxicity to the reproductive organs how does lead poisoning affect a person's health lead poisoning can lead to both physical and psychological health problems the most at-risk are children under 6 years old and are sometimes linked to be Averill issues it is important to have your children tested for lead poisoning by their doctor the more the child is exposed to lead the more severe and long-term the effects will be