[Date] [Landlord's name] [Landlord's address line 1] [ line 2] [ line 3] [Landlord]: As discussed in an earlier phone call, we are sufferin

an ant pro!lem" A si nificant num!er of ants ha#e ained entr$ into the propert$ and ha#e !een found not onl$ in usual places li%e the %itchen !ut also in the !athroom, !eddin [etc& e'pound list of places ants were found]" (e ha#e !een una!le to control the situation throu h cleanin and we !elie#e that professional pest control is called for" )ince this is a eneral pro!lem on the propert$ that isn't respondin to our mundane attempts at control, since we !elie#e it re*uires professional ser#icemen, and !ecause of le al indications& detailed !elow &we'#e come to !elie#e that $ou !ear the responsi!ilit$ of fi'in this pro!lem in a reasona!le amount of time" (e reco ni+e that this ma$ !e an unwelcome cost, !ut consider that, so far, we ha#e had a lon &term and mutuall$ !eneficial !usiness relationship" ,onsider also that professional pest control is a su!stantial impro#ement to and protection of $our propert$ that not onl$ helps $ou ac*uire and maintain tenants !ut which also helps pre#ent the structural dama e that insects and other pests can cause" -ow, in our prior phone call, $ou indicated a preference for ant !aits and other standard retail pest remedies, !ut apart from our unwillin ness to purchase and maintain these remedies, we !elie#e them to !e enerall$ ineffecti#e" .a#in consultin with independent pest control contractors, we'#e learned that, !aits ha#e to !e tailored to species preference and to their !eha#ior, that the$ ha#e to !e re ularl$ maintained to %eep wor%in , e#en when the$ wor% as claimed, ant !aits are slow to ta%e effect" /ltimatel$, the pro!lem is that !aits fail to control the core of the pro!lem: the$ don't actuall$ stop ants from comin in the house from the outside" )ince we ha#e found ants in our !eddin as we sleep, we're not comforta!le waitin around for a mediocre method of control and we would feel safer in the hands of a professional who %nows how to identif$ ants, their ha!its, and their means of entr$" As per ,alifornia ,i#il ,ode 0 1121"1"345 a dwellin shall onl$ !e deemed tenanta!le pro#ided that it not su!stantiall$ lac% the characteristic of: 6uildin , rounds, and appurtenances at the time of the commencement of the lease or rental a reement, and all areas under control of the landlord, %ept in e#er$ part clean, sanitar$, and free from all accumulations of de!ris, filth, ru!!ish, ar!a e, rodents, and vermin" 7t seems clear and incontro#erti!le that an ant pro!lem !e considered the presence of #ermin" 7t must also !e noted that ,alifornia ,i#il ,ode 0 1122" pro#ides for so&called 8epair and Deduct measures to remed$ an untenanta!le dwellin should the landlord ne lect repair" 8epair and Deduct permits tenants to repair dilapidations up to a cost of one month's rent and then deduct the e'pense of the repairs from the ne't month's rent without the landlord's consent" (e tenants ha#e neither the inclination nor the time to arran e and mana e such repairs, and we suspect that $ou would prefer to handle them $ourself" 9hus, it is preferred that $ou ta%e satisfactor$

action to alle#iate this situation" 9his letter shall !e treated as sufficient and official notice to our landlord for the purpose of e'ercisin 8epair and Deduct pro#isions" )hould $ou either fail to act on this notice within two wee%s time and:or respond !$ refusin what we !elie#e to !e $our o!li ations under law, we will e'ercise our ri ht, hire our own contractor to clear the infestation, and deduct the e'pense from rent" All correspondence in repl$ to this notice shall !e sa#ed for future records" (e ha#e attached to this letter a num!er of photos of our infestation for the sa%e of documentation" 8e ards, [;h$sical )i nature] <ristina 6aile$ [;h$sical )i nature] 6rad 6aile$ [;h$sical )i nature] [9hird tenant's full name]