[Jim727]

I'm sure there are attys on this board who can give legal info, or you can consider calling the Bar Association - they used to provide free 30-minute referrals, though I don't know if they still do.

Consider: write a letter to the property manager (or management company) and advise them of the history of the problem, that it's a serious risk to your health, and that you've given them ample opportunity to fix the problem. Tell them you expect to be put up in a hotel of equivalent quality to the rental accommodation until the sewage problem is completely resolved. Do *not* just stop paying your rent; advise them that you will be paying your rent in full to an impound account - not to them - to be released after repairs. Advise them further that you are prepared to turn the matter over to the Public Health Department and the LAHD that rrsrsr referred you to if their action is not immediate. Stress the danger to your health from the sewage.

I think that will wake them up.