Boise habitability

Do this today

• Photograph the condition. Write the date.
• Dial 311 or file with City of Boise — Planning and Development Services.
• If there is no heat, no water, or a gas smell: 911 or the utility first.

What does “livable” mean in Boise?

Heat, water, sanitation, and structural safety are the usual floor. The exact list is in Idaho landlord and tenant statutes and often in the city housing code City of Boise — Planning and Development Services enforces. This desk does not reprint temperature charts or hour-counts.

What if nothing happens after I report it?

Keep the request numbers from 311 or City of Boise — Planning and Development Services. Take that file to legal aid. Do not skip rent on a rumor. If the condition is dangerous tonight — no heat in winter, a gas leak, a collapsed ceiling — treat it as an emergency.

Is Boise the same as the rest of Idaho for renters?

Idaho state law is the book. Boise PDS/311 is the conditions door. Ada County magistrate court — landlord-tenant hears possession cases. Dial 311 for City services. Do not import another city’s ordinance.

The Boise layer

Idaho state law is the book. Boise PDS/311 is the conditions door.

Idaho landlord and tenant statutes (Idaho Code §§ 6-301 to 6-324; 55-208 to 55-315) is the Idaho floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

Boise questions

National answers on this desk

• Is a landlord notice the same as being evicted?
• What number should I call right now?
• Is there a national tenant-rights law in the United States?
• What should I do if I get an eviction notice?
• How do I find free legal help as a renter?
• Can my landlord enter without notice?