Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Hello, we rent a condo on the ground floor of a three story building. Occasionally the occupants above us on floor two and three wash their windows and decks with running water and soap. The resulting dirt, suds, and water fall on our patio and in our garden. We communicated that we don't like this, and it forces us to clean up after them and harms our garden, but they do not feel they are doing anything wrong. Is what they are doing legal? Thank you.


Asked on 12/22/09, 4:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Philip Iadevaia Law Offices of Philip A. Iadevaia

Take some pictures, or a video of the washoff and notify the occupants that if this activity continues, you will charge them for cleaning up their waste. If they don't comply, there is really nothing that can be done short of a lawsuit for nuisance.

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Answered on 12/28/09, 8:24 am


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