My Landlord keeps raising the rent but the conditions of the apartment complex are horrible can you help give me advise

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Customer: My Landlord keeps raising the rent but the conditions of the apartment complex are horrible can you help give me advise on what to do?
JA: Because laws vary from place to place, can you tell me what state the property is in?
Customer: California, Los Angeles
JA: What are the terms of the lease? Any issues related to maintenance or upkeep?
Customer: Month to month
JA: Anything else you want the Lawyer to know before I connect you?
Customer: There's no maintenance
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I am very sorry you had to go through this . I can provide a list of options for you to consider. Would you like that information?

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1. negotiate with landlord for repairs and agreeable rent. While we cannot represent customers, martindale.com and findlaw.com are both excellent lookup directories. Both highly rated. Both used by lawyers. Easy to search and find local options!

2. leave, find new premises.

3. take landlord to court. You want to prepare your case by creating a time line starting from the earliest event. For each event, write down key details and witnesses and if there is a document that relates to it, save it and refer to it. This timeline can be very valuable in narrating your case and presenting it later in a concrete and specific way.

- By being prepared and pressing your claim, the other side should feel the pressure and consider the risk of losing and legal fees. That realization can help bring about a settlement! --

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