Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

I've been having a roach problem for the past 2 years that I've been renting this studio apartment. When I moved in, the roaches were here. The manager of the building at the time assured me the unit had just been treated and the roaches were dying. I moved in at his word.
The roaches never left. The building has changed management hands three times and owners once during my tenancy. The response is the same. They treat when I complain and then promptly ignore the problem and my complaints. In the interim, the roaches get bad and then worse.
Bottom line, I am sick of it and I want to know my rights in the situation. It's gotten to where I can't cook in my kitchen because of the presence of roaches, or sleep soundly at night for fear they are going to crawl on me (they are seen by my sleeping area). I have to eat take out and that's expensive. The last time my unit was supposedly treated was at the end of November, and it didn't solve the problem. Since then, management hasn't been responsive and has been ignoring my complaints for the past two weeks. What are my rights?

Asked on 12/28/13, 5:19 pm

Armen Tashjian Law Offices of Armen M. Tashjian

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Call the health department.

Answered on 12/29/13, 3:19 pm

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