Real Estate/Development
Dec. 7, 2021
How receiverships can help California tenants living in uninhabitable conditions
Cities and counties throughout California have effectively used the receivership remedy to bring nuisance properties into productive use. However, the Legislature envisioned tenants and tenant associations filing receivership actions as well.
There are tenants living in substandard conditions throughout California. To combat uninhabitable conditions, the California Legislature has implemented laws to penalize landlords that provide unsafe housing -- e.g., the warranty of habitability (Civ. Code Section 1941.1), protection from retaliatory eviction (Civ. Code Section 1942.5), and protection against self-help by landlords (Civ. Code Sections 1159, 1160).
If a landlord or living s...
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