Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: I got robbed

There are some cases holding landlords liable for personal injury resulting from assaults which could have been prevented by correcting situations that the landlord knew about such as inadequate lighting in common areas, withdrawal of a guard service that was provided at the time the tenant moved in (i.e. landlord reduced level of safety), unrepaired locks and fences, etc.

It would be hard to prove an affirmative duty to increase existing security to prevent break-ins of parked cars. It is possible you could win such a suit, but it would be a gamble.

This kind of 'duty' is not one based upon a statute, but upon a common-law duty to avoid injury by behaving in a non-negligent way. The difficulty is in establishing that the landlord had a 'duty' to provide the type of security that would have prevented the break-ins.

This is a question more of tort law (negligence) than real estate law. Thus it is somewhat outside my field, and you might want to have an 'initial free consultation' with a negligence attorney, but my hunch is your case is weak.