Sacramento repairs

Do this today

• Write the problem. Date it. Keep photos.
• Open a request with City of Sacramento — housing and 311 or dial 311.
• Do not skip rent until legal aid has read the process for your state.

Who inspects a Sacramento rental?

City of Sacramento — housing and 311 is the local conditions door, and 311 is often how you open a request. An inspector’s dated notice is a different kind of paper than a text to the manager. Confirm any Sacramento tenant-protection ordinance on the City site. Do not use a San Francisco petition form.

Can I stop paying rent to force the repair?

Sometimes California law provides a repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding process, and sometimes skipping rent is grounds for eviction. That line is in California Civil Code — hiring of real property. Ask legal aid before you change what you pay.

What does Sacramento add?

Sacramento has local tenant-protection and just-cause rules for many tenancies on top of the Civil Code. Confirm coverage with the City. Code enforcement and 311 are the conditions doors. A San Francisco Rent Board process does not apply here.

The Sacramento layer

Confirm any Sacramento tenant-protection ordinance on the City site. Do not use a San Francisco petition form.

California Civil Code — hiring of real property (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1940 to 1954.06) is the California floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

Sacramento 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?