Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Re: gasoline smell in garage

While I appreciate your concern, I'm a bit unclear on how you know that the bikes are stolen, and that the mere smell of gasoline is dangerous? I've owned and restored a lot of old, classic cars, and most old cars - even if not leaking fuel or posing a hazard, do smell of gasoline. If you are truly concerned about this, and the landlord will not respond to your complaints (I assume you have already complained to the landlord and he refused to help you), then call the building department for the city in which you live. Advise them of the fact that you have complained about a dangerous condition, and the landlord fails to correct it. If you have proof the bicycles are stolen - call the police. If not, unless they imping on your parking space, provided for in your lease, let it go.

Be aware that if you are a month-to-month tenant, your rights to remain in the property are just that - from month-to-month. The landlord can give you a sixty day notice to leave (or thirty if you have lived there less than 1 year), and does not have to give a reason. Now, if he gives you notice because you called the local building department, you may be able to defend his eviction on the basis of retaliatory eviction, but just be aware that you may open a hornet's nest with this.

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