16 Jun Correct the Situation Before it’s Too Late! Some Advice For Landlords
California gets a lot of golden fame and glory for its beautiful weather, coastline, diversity, and so much more – it’s no wonder so many people choose to live here, making it fairly easy for landlords to rent out apartments pretty quickly. However, we want to caution landlords to build, remodel, and rent out units under full legal terms because surprisingly, a lot do not. Tenants have rights and if they act on them after learning they have been violated, they can get you into trouble and you can even get arrested!
Think twice if you, as a landlord, are more fixated on building and renting out as many units as possible than making sure one unit clears all legal mandates. If a unit lacks proper ventilation, heating, and other important safety standards, it is very likely not legally allowed to be rented out yet. Converted garages, guesthouses, and a house converted into separate apartment units, for example, that were built without a permit, are also not actually legal.
California law protects tenants who unknowingly live in such units and if they decide to do their research and they find out they were tricked, you will be in trouble. You could be arrested! But, rest assured, Long Beach Bail Bonds can help bail you out of jail so you can get right to work on mending these situations properly. It can be pretty easy to neglect just one minor thing about an apartment to make it 100% legal to rent out, and you might do so accidentally. Maybe once, maybe more than once. We just want to bring this to light so you can check up on everything and everyone on your property before it’s too late.