Slumlord Cases
Protecting the Rights of Tenants Against Slum Landlords
Tenants have the right to expect that landlords will maintain livable and appropriate conditions for an apartment or residence hotel. As a tenant you should expect that your landlord is providing:
- Adequate heat
- Access to safe bathrooms
- Running water
- Appropriate maintenance
- A clean and pest free living space
In Los Angeles, however, we see too many landlords taking rent from tenants and providing virtually nothing in return. We have defended clients with no access to a working bathroom, who lived months without heat in their apartment, and who lived in pest infestations and under the worst kinds of conditions.
The office of McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, has collected multimillion-dollar awards for tenants like these against their landlord in Southern California.
Recovering Compensation for Poor Living Conditions
Our team of attorneys has a successful track record of handling complicated landlord-tenant matters. We have the resources and experience to tackle the complicated issues of building long-term patterns of landlord negligence. Among the awards our lawyers have recovered on behalf of injured tenants:
- $8 million - For 27 tenants against a landlord for lack of habitability, nuisance and mold-related injuries
- $1.35 million - Settlement for 21 tenants recovered against landlord for breach of implied covenant of habitability and nuisance
- $1 million - Settlement for tenant injured by overheated water while showering
Our office has the history and understanding of these kinds of cases to put the right experts into the field to research and investigate tenant claims, such as electricians, plumbers, safety engineers, management experts and security experts. We also hire forensic accountants to prove the landlord's ability to pay the verdict or settlement that we work to receive.
Working Towards Tenant Recovery
Contact our office today to find out if we can help you obtain compensation for yourself and your family against a landlord who has failed to provide the promised safety, security and services.
