Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

I've not personally participated in a Section 8 administrative hearings, but it would seem to me to be a rediculous result to deny you housing assistance because you lacked the funds to comply with such an insignificant deficiency. I would simply state your case as you have done here, and really stress two items - one, your lack of personal finances to correct a problem you inadvertently created, and two, the extremely insignificant nature of a missing knob on an over. These inspections are really intended to catch landlords who operate sub-standard housing, not to throw honest tenants out because of a lack of money and timing. Be sure you do everything they request in terms of setting an administrative hearing, and be sure you do not miss any of their deadlines. Missing a deadline on something like this could eliminate entirely your ability to fight this. Good luck!

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