Feb. 27, 2026
California's 40-year-old habitability law is failing California tenants
Many view California as a leader in tenant protections, but its primary unsafe-housing statute remains frozen in 1985, trapping renters in a futile "notice and cure" loop. California must modernize this outdated law.
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Many view California as a leader in tenant protections, but the state's primary law for litigating unsafe housing is obstructive and outdated. Enacted in 1985, California Civil Code Section 1942.4<...
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