Hello,

I have been renting a guest house in Grass Valley on a month to month term.  The landlords have been responsive to maintenance, but the husband has made me uncomfortable with personal questions.  They were dropping by without notice until I told them to stop.  Since I've been here, the problems have been:

1. Urine stained carpets
2. Bats in outdoor closet
3. Septic clogged, had to be pumped
4. Garage door opener broke
5.  Some outlets stopped working
6. Dripping shower and faucet
7.  Water pipes banging inside wall
8.  Rodent infestation of air/heating duct system

The landlord has been over here over 10 times, and I'm a very private person.  I have asked the landlord to stop texting me and communicate via email only.  I wrote them a very clear letter that I need 24 hour written notice prior to anyone showing up for any reason, including repairs.  This has helped with the privacy issue, but a major HVAC issue has still not been dealt with.  I had to go under the house and do a temporary repair myself to keep mice out and heat in.

I have done a lot of the repairs myself, but at $1500 a month, this is not how I want to be spending my time.  I submitted all of my receipts to my landlord and have asked for decreased rent in exchange for my time in fixing things.  

I would like to know how to proceed in case I am forced to move due to poor conditions here, or get evicted since I have probably made the landlords uncomfortable with my request for privacy.  If you can help, please contact me.

Thank you,
Jennifer Grant