Tracey Merrell – Law Offices of Ada R. Cordero-Sacks
Habitability Lawsuits Are Rising: What Every Rental Owner Must Know in 2026
9:00 AM – Area B
Attorney Tracey L. Merrell represents individual owners and multi-family housing providers in landlord-tenant litigation throughout California. Before joining the Law Office of Ada Cordero-Sacks, she was the Managing Partner of Education for the law firm Kimball, Tirey & St. John, training clients and attorneys on statewide legal compliance. A frequent speaker on landlord-tenant law, rent control, and fair housing, she has been admitted to the California Bar since 2009 and to all U.S. District Courts in California since 2010.
Topics will include:
- What California habitability laws require, including recent interpretations under the Code of Civil Procedure
- Refrigerators and stoves as required habitability items under California law (AB 628)
- Affirmative habitability lawsuit trends and what owners are being targeted for today
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