Landlords May Not Collect Rent on Unpermitted Residential Units
Recently, an Appellate Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court refused to force a tenant to pay rent on a residential unit, which was unpermitted and did not have a certificate of occupancy. The landlord had served a three (3) day notice to pay or quit after the tenant refused to pay rent. The Court declined to enforce the three (3) day notice because the unit was illegal.
-Shannon B. Jones, Partner, sbj@sbj-law.com