TENANT’S REQUEST FOR REPAIRS - End Eviction
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_________________________ (tenant name) _________________________ (tenant street) _________________________ (tenant city/state/zip) _________________________ (landlord name) _________________________ (landlord street) _________________________ (landlord city/state/zip) Date: ______________ Via U.S.P.S. Certified Mail with Return Receipt RE: TENANT’S REQUEST FOR REPAIRS Dear Landlord: Please allow this letter to serve as formal notice of request for repairs at the property located at _____________________________________________________________________ (property address). Since my previous request by telephone on __________________ (date of previous request), there has been no action taken to repair the following: 1. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________ Under Civil Code § 1942, these requested repairs are “dilapidations rendering the premises untenantable,” and you as the landlord have so far neglected to repair. If a landlord neglects to repair dilapidations within a reasonable time (30 days), a tenant may: 1. Make the repairs and deduct the cost from rent (so long as the expense does not exceed one month’s rent); 2. Vacate the premises, without any further obligation to pay rent; 3. File a complaint with the local housing authority, and/or building enforcement, and/or health department; 4. File a lawsuit to recover money damages. However, for certain immediately required repairs, “reasonable time” may be as soon as 48 hours. For example: no running water, no hot water, the furnace is broken when cold outdoors, inoperable toilets or drains. This letter is one final attempt to get the repair(s) resolved by coordinating with you in goo faith. Please contact me, or have a repair person contact me at _______________________ (phone number) to schedule a time and to get these issues resolved. Sincerely, ________________________________________ (signature) ________________________________________ (print name)
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_________________________ (tenant name)
_________________________ (tenant street)
_________________________ (tenant city/state/zip)
_________________________ (landlord name)
_________________________ (landlord street)
_________________________ (landlord city/state/zip)
Date: ______________ Via U.S.P.S. Certified Mail with Return Receipt RE: TENANT’S REQUEST FOR REPAIRS Dear Landlord: Please allow this letter to serve as formal notice of request for repairs at the property located at _____________________________________________________________________ (property address). Since my previous request by telephone on __________________ (date of previous request), there has been no action taken to repair the following:
1. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________
Under Civil Code § 1942, these requested repairs are “dilapidations rendering the premises untenantable,” and you as the landlord have so far neglected to repair. If a landlord neglects to repair dilapidations within a reasonable time (30 days), a tenant may: 1. Make the repairs and deduct the cost from rent (so long as the expense does not exceed one month’s rent); 2. Vacate the premises, without any further obligation to pay rent; 3. File a complaint with the local housing authority, and/or building enforcement, and/or health department; 4. File a lawsuit to recover money damages. However, for certain immediately required repairs, “reasonable time” may be as soon as 48 hours. For example: no running water, no hot water, the furnace is broken when cold outdoors, inoperable toilets or drains. This letter is one final attempt to get the repair(s) resolved by coordinating with you in goo faith. Please contact me, or have a repair person contact me at _______________________ (phone number) to schedule a time and to get these issues resolved. Sincerely, ________________________________________ (signature)
________________________________________ (print name)
