Habitability: What to Do if Your Landlord Is Not Repairing

Law & Caution: Protection Through Legal Education

Are you currently enduring scorching 110-degree temperatures while your landlord ignores your broken air conditioning? Has your living space been transformed into an unwanted swimming pool due to shoddy plumbing?

Don't despair because, as a tenant, you have rights!

Our experienced attorneys unravel the complexities of tenant-landlord relationships. Discover how you can legally withhold rent, seek reimbursement for repairs, or even terminate your lease, all while safeguarding yourself from potential eviction pitfalls.

This episode features two attorneys from the Consumer Rights Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada:

Ryan McConnell, a Staff Attorney currently focusing on Landlord-Tenant issues

Nicholas R. Haley, a Consumer Rights Attorney, focused on housing and eviction issues

Episode Timestamps

[00:00] Intro/What Is Habitability?

[02:55] Essential vs. Nonessential Service (Why It Matters)

[05:00] Proper First Step: Notifying Landlord

[07:00] Landlord's Repair Timeline/Importance of Communication

[10:00] Tenants' Deadline Timeline

[12:00] Rights and Remedies

[19:00] Did Not Follow Steps = No Legal Defense

[23:00] Want the Truth Game Show

[25:25] Facing Eviction/Alternatives

[29:00] Leaving Before Eviction

Links

1. Free Tenants' Rights Class - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fridays
2. Civil Law Self-Help Center Habitability - Instructions, pre-fillable forms, essential vs. nonessential guide
3. NRS: CHAPTER 118A - LANDLORD AND TENANT - Nevada
4. Self-Help Centers - Link for both the Civil Law and Family Law Self-Help Centers

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