CA – State Law – Can I Sue If I’m a Tenant? – Can I Stop Paying Rent?
You may want to consult an attorney, if you plan on not paying rent. The rule will favor you paying rent, and then making a claim against the landlord for any problems that you encounter with broken elevators in a building. The reason being, is that if do stop paying rent, you may be able to be evicted for the breach of your lease to pay rent on a regular basis. If you stop paying rent, you may be opening a can of worms, even though you are unhappy about the state of affairs with repairs to an elevator in your apartment building, you may be leaving yourself to being vulnerable to an eviction for the non-payment of rent and breaching the lease agreement to pay your rent on time each month.
The California state law regarding whether you can sue if you are a tenant, for broken elevators in an apartment building is clear. If the building does have an elevator, then all of the units in the building and the common spaces need to be accessible to any seniors or disabled tenants. Also, under the elevators need to be kept in good working order per the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. If there are continued interruptions from a broken elevator, it will be a significant impact for anyone living in the building on top floors who relies on the elevator to take them up to their living units. Therefore, you are well within your rights to bring a lawsuit if the elevators are inoperable in your building. But each case is different, and you can be on the safe side by calling us to review your claim. Just give us a call for a free consultation at the Normandie Law Firm at 800.790.5422 today. We can review your claim, and answer all of your questions as are related to this loss.
How Long Can an Elevator in an Apartment Building for Senior Citizens and Disabled People Be Out of Order?
The elevators in an apartment building for senior citizens and disabled people needs to be fixed and usable as soon as possible. The elevator cannot be out of order for an unreasonable amount of time, when people in the building depend on it to get home to their apartment units. The building owner or landlord can have a short allowance for isolated instances of the elevators not working, or for temporary interruptions of the elevator being nonfunctional. But it is the responsibility of the building owner, building maintenance crew and building operator to fix the elevators to maintain this critical equipment on a regular basis, to avoid life-threatening situations with the disabled and elderly tenants.
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I’m Being Evicted Because I Filed a Complaint Because of Broken Faulty Elevators That Don’t Work
Your landlord should not be allowed or able to evict you, because you filed a complaint of a broken or faulty elevator. The elevators need to be in service at all times in an apartment building that houses senior citizens and disabled tenants. The Fair Housing Act states that a tenant can be trapped on their floors, if they do not have working elevators to take them down to the ground floor area. A landlord or the building owner needs to be sure that the tenants have access to a working elevator, and need to stay up-to-date on the repairs and regular maintenance of the elevators. Any time that the elevators in an apartment building do not work and disabled and elderly tenants depend on the elevators to get to and from their homes, the building owner or landlord may be in violation of the Fair Housing Act. When the elevators do not work in an apartment building, the disabled residents and people who are senior citizens may be more susceptible to have a trip and fall accident, because of non-functioning elevators. Call us now, and we can connect you with a lawyer with experience in premises liability and issues related to hazards facing the elderly and disabled residents who depend on a functioning elevator in an apartment building. It is possible that we can talk to you now, but that is only going to happen if you pick up your mobile phone and call us today.
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Free Second Opinion Case Review / Experienced Lawyers in Broken Elevators in an Apartment Building with Disabled People and Senior Citizens
We are here to offer to you a free second opinion case review, by our experienced attorneys who specialize in personal injuries and injustices for disabled and senior citizens, who live in an apartment building with inoperable elevators. You can start the process immediately, in order that you don’t have to wait another week to get the results you seek in this type of claim. It is a good idea to call us to talk to our knowledgeable lawyers with a specialty in premises liability, and the Fair Housing Act compliance issues related to inoperable elevators at an apartment building. Just call us to talk to our legal team of lawyers in Los Angeles, who can help with initiating your lawsuit, based on the merits of your claim.
Can I Sue for Broken Elevators in an Apartment Building with Disabled People and Senior Citizens?
Yes, we can sue the owners and operators of your apartment building, for the inoperable status of the elevators. If you depend on an elevator to take you up and down to your apartment home, then these elevators need to be always in a safe and good working order. You can talk to us about your claim today, by calling us at our Los Angeles case lawyers office right now. We can file a lawsuit for you, based on the merits of your claim.
Average Case Value of Broken Elevators in an Apartment Building with Disabled People and Senior Citizens
The average case value of broken elevators in an apartment building with disabled people and senior citizens, will depend on your personal injuries that are associated with the elevators not working when you needed them the most to be operational. You can expect that your claim may fall in the range of $50,000 to $500,000, depending on the extent of your losses, damages, and expenses that are directly related to your loss in this case.
How Long Does It Take to Settle and to Get Paid on These Cases?
It may take 3-5 months to settle out your claims for a case involving violations of Fair Housing Act compliance issues, and for any personal injuries that you may have sustained, based on inoperable elevators at your apartment building.
Statute Of Limitations – How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?
The statute of limitations in California for personal injury lawsuit filing is two years.
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Call us today to get in on your free consultation, when you have inoperable elevators and Fair Housing Act violations for your apartment owners and managers of your apartment building. We can talk to you whenever you call us, at Normandie Law Firm at 800.790.5422 today. We are always on your side, and ready to help you in your time of need.
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