California Tenant Calls Out Landlord Over Allegedly Illegal Move to Block Their Car Charger: "Are They Straight-Up Breaking the Law?"

07 Jun 2023 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"Luckily, California's Civil Code gives renters the right to install their own charging stations even at apartment complexes and rented houses....This law requires landlords to allow renters to install EV chargers at their own expense as long as the renter makes a written request.

"The whole point of the civil code is that renters take the responsibility, work, and cost upon themselves."

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