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Los Angeles County, California resident. Received amended Rental Agreement on 1/10/01. Landlord wishes to exclude Electricity(Utility)from the rent. The original agreement stated that all utilities were included in the monthly rental payment. Due to the current California Power crisis please advise if this amendment is legal?
Prior to receiving this amendment I notified the landlord of slippery/unsafe stairway (3 months ago). Repairs have not been done except for a coat of paint. There are also : Leaky bathroom faucet, broken windows, leaky water heater and other minor misc. repairs that are needed and that the landlord was made aware of some time ago. I reside in a duplex and there is only one water heater for both residencies. My hot water goes whenever my neighbor either showers, flushes or uses their water. I phoned my local City Bldg. Inspector and he stated that it is due to old piping and not the sharing of one water heater. He also stated that the landlord is not legally required to have a water heater for each residency. The landlord has been made aware of these issues and has stated that they will get fixed but they do not get taken care of. For documentaion purposes, I intend to write up a repair request allowing the landlord a reasonable timeframe to have these repairs resolved. I have also made an appt. for this Friday (1/19/01) with my local City Bldg. Inspection to come out and take a look at the home. Please advise what else I can do if landlord does not fix these needed repairs after my request in writing. Thank you.
Prior to receiving this amendment I notified the landlord of slippery/unsafe stairway (3 months ago). Repairs have not been done except for a coat of paint. There are also : Leaky bathroom faucet, broken windows, leaky water heater and other minor misc. repairs that are needed and that the landlord was made aware of some time ago. I reside in a duplex and there is only one water heater for both residencies. My hot water goes whenever my neighbor either showers, flushes or uses their water. I phoned my local City Bldg. Inspector and he stated that it is due to old piping and not the sharing of one water heater. He also stated that the landlord is not legally required to have a water heater for each residency. The landlord has been made aware of these issues and has stated that they will get fixed but they do not get taken care of. For documentaion purposes, I intend to write up a repair request allowing the landlord a reasonable timeframe to have these repairs resolved. I have also made an appt. for this Friday (1/19/01) with my local City Bldg. Inspection to come out and take a look at the home. Please advise what else I can do if landlord does not fix these needed repairs after my request in writing. Thank you.