[US-CA] Landlord wants tenants to repair issues in house
So I recently moved in with my boyfriend and his brother who are staying in a place for cheaper rent. The cheaper rent because they cleaned the house up after the previous tenant who neglected it. They even had to remove structures put up by the previous tenant that had mold collecting inside (they also mentioned that the previous tenant was a drug user and they had to clean that as well). Even recently, months after cleaning up and properly moved in asked for us to remove another structure that is connected to a neighbors house because the insurance company deemed it unsafe and won’t give him the insurance until it is removed. When my bf told the landlord that it was connected and the neighbor ignored him on the matter, the landlord said that it was okay for him to basically trespass and just do it. Nothing was done about the structure and the landlord hasn’t mentioned it since. But there are still other issues about the house that I believe is the landlord’s responsibility but has not and may not taken care of.
\- majority of outlets are faulty/broken and do not work
\- most lights do not work
\- broken window
\- corroded shelves in master bedroom bathroom under the sink and throughout the entire kitchen
\- fence falling down in backyard
Most recently the bathtub in the master bedroom’s bathroom. The tub is peeling a lot. So much that I can’t even clean it. The tub was painted by I’m assuming the previous tenant or landlord. I asked multiple times if my bf did it, in which he did not paint it. We asked the landlord if he can get someone to remove the peeling paint and have it redone, which he replies asking if we can just do it. He told us that we could just find a youtube video and he’ll reimburse for the materials.
To me, I feel this is wrong and not something that should fall unto us, especially after they worked so hard cleaning and fixing up the house when the landlord didn’t. Now, i’m very new to renting, but isn’t this stuff that should be taken care of by the landlord? All these issues were cause before my bf and his brother moving in, and they even stayed this way without complaining because they had a place to stay that is affordable. Now that i’m moved in, i’m trying to make sure that they aren’t being taken advantage of, which is what I feel like is happening.
Am I overreacting or should we report him? We have videos of the house’s condition before they cleaned up, texts about the owner asking him to trespass, and asking to repair the tub ourselves.
Any advice or info would be very helpful 🙏