The Problems are the Path: California Legislature Takes Aim at Landlords
From the beginning of the Pandemic to the present there has been numerous laws passed by Cities, Counties and the State of California to address the ills that landlords have placed on renters. Most notably: Under Civil Code Section 1941.1 et seq . and the Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3 et seq. require landlords and property managers maintain rental units in a condition that is habitable. Failure to do so is a breach of warranty of habitability. I believe this law started the law suits and Town and Community awareness of issues that were being created by Landlords negligence. The influx of laws accelerated with the Pandemic. Landlords were banned from evicting renters during the pandemic and renters did their best to find reason to not pay rent. When the bans ceased evictions sky-rocketed. In California renters had the benefit of Civil Code Section 1941.1 et seq. and the Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3 et seq. This State law along with the support of Renter