Does a landlord have to do repairs to a house he is renting out by law?
If a landlord doesn't fix your power then you have the "repair and deduct" remedy that allows a tenant to deduct money from the rent, up to the amount of one month's rent, to pay for repair of defects in the rental unit.
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