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When is the landlord supposed to supply central heat for apartment buildings in Los Angeles?
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This building has a central boiler that will feed heat to individual apt radiators that hasn't been turned on since early April. It has been reported to the manager who said, "The owner told the management company that she doesn't want the building heated, until the temperature is 45 degrees." Is this legal?
At what temperature does the law require the building's apts to be heated?
Many of the tenants of this building have complained in writing and verbally.
Do we have the right to withhold rents until they turn on the heat?
This building also has a roach infestation.
Can we file together against this owner and receive rents back for these conditions?
No, what the management company said is not legal.
If the rental unit lacks heating facilities in good working order, the rental unit may be considered uninhabitable (unlivable) under California Civil Code section Civil Code Section 1941.1.
Yes, you do have the right to withhold rent. You may also want to consider making a report to the Los Angeles Housing Department's Code Enforcement. The Systematic Code Enforcement Program (SCEP) is designed to routinely inspect all residential rental properties with two or more housing units on a four-year cycle and to respond to reports of property violations. Inspections are conducted to ensure the safety and habitability of all occupied rental dwelling units. However, it is not necessary to wait until a regularly scheduled inspection to report a property violation. Any person may report Housing Code violations within a residential rental unit or the surrounding common areas of the residential property. Such violations may be reported by using one of the following methods:
-- Call the Code Enforcement Complaint Line weekdays between 9:00 am-4:00 pm at (866) 557-RENT;
-- Visit one of the Los Angeles Housing Department's Public Counters.
-- Online Report a Property Violation via the Internet at
http://cris.lacity.org/cris/informationcenter/code/propprofile.htm
In the meanwhile, you can also take a look at the following guide for the available remedies to a tenant:
