San Jose enforces habitability standards through the Multiple Housing Inspection Program and California Civil Code Section 1941.1. Rental units must have working plumbing, heating, electrical, weatherproofing, sanitation, and structural integrity. Landlords must maintain premises in habitable condition.
San Jose enforces rental habitability standards through SJMC Title 17 (Building Code) and the California implied warranty of habitability under Civil Code Section 1941.1. Required conditions include effective waterproofing, working plumbing connected to sewage, natural gas or electric service, heating facilities, working electrical lighting, clean and sanitary grounds and common areas, adequate trash receptacles, floors/stairways/railings in good repair, working locks on doors and windows, and absence of lead paint hazards. The Multiple Housing Inspection Program verifies these standards during routine and complaint-driven inspections. Properties found in violation receive correction notices with deadlines. Under the San Jose Apartment Rent Ordinance (SJMC Ch. 17.23), tenants in rent-stabilized units may petition for rent reductions if the landlord fails to maintain habitable conditions. California law prohibits landlord retaliation against tenants who report habitability issues.
Correction notice with compliance deadline. Substandard building declaration for severe deficiencies. Rent reduction petitions under ARO for rent-stabilized units. Potential relocation benefits if unit is declared uninhabitable.
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San Jose has no ordinance limiting the duration, brightness, or hours of residential holiday lighting. The general nuisance provisions in SJMC Title 6 and th...
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