All Forum Posts by: Celeste Cuervo

The house belongs to me but I am now residing elsewhere. The tenant is only renting a room. They did not object to the cat.

I could not be reached for a couple of weeks while traveling. When I came back I vacuumed and used a flea powder because he refused the flea bomb. It was not totally resolved when I was away. Flea eggs continued to be a problem.

My usual cat-sitter would only come to this house as mine was now outside their travel radius. There was no agreement with the tenant.

My last tenant owes me for two weeks rent. He claims that I did not provide a safe environment in violation of California Civil Code re. the free of vermin wording.

I dropped off my cat at the house without a flea collar because the cost of a collar was very expensive. I then left on a trip.

He states he awoke to a bed full of fleas. He did not want to use a bomb because he said they are toxic and ineffective. He used mechanical controls and said they were gone after 3 weeks.

I feel that he should have used the bomb and been done with it. If I take him to court can he prove this ever took place? Is he not still liable for the rent?