Habitability and Tenants’ Rights

Habitability and Tenants’ Rights
Join us for a live webinar.
Have you had a repair or pest issue that a landlord just would not fix? These concerns and others will be covered in this workshop, hosted by DRC’s Housing Stability Project. The workshop will share red flags, best practices, and options for addressing an unsafe living environment while protecting your housing. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity for a consultation about your specific housing legal questions.
Reasonable Accommodations: Spanish Interpreter Available
When:
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
1:00 PM
Pacific Time
About the webinar:
This series of workshops will help tenants with disabilities to understand their basic rights and what steps to take to get safe and habitable housing. We will discuss examples of habitability problems and what tenants can do to make sure the housing provider maintains the property and gives tenants a safe place to live.
After the workshop, a limited number of attendees can do a 15-minute consultation with someone on our team about specific legal questions for their housing situation. This will be available for tenants with disabilities only.
NOTE: Though service providers are welcome, this workshop is designed for tenants with disabilities and the focus will be their questions and perspectives.
Join us as we discuss:
- The implied warranty of habitability
- Landlords’ responsibilities
- Tenants’ responsibilities
- What to do if you are experiencing issues
- Options and remedies
Speakers:
Kawai Daugherty (she/her) is a staff attorney for the Housing Stability Project Program at Disability Rights California. Her focus is on disability rights in housing and subsidized housing issues. In previous positions, Ms. Daugherty worked defending individuals’ rights to make their own health decisions who were in county mental health facilities.