Facts

Georgia Arellan, Jose Arellan, Jimmy Zemany, and Josseline Garcia sued Louis Stavros, Mary Stavros, and Linda Ethier, in connection with a landlord-tenant dispute.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs were tenants of a rental unit located in Long Beach. Plaintiffs had lived in the property since December 2013. Defendants owned and managed the property. Defendants allegedly invaded plaintiff's privacy and maintained the property poorly, allowing, among other things, a defective sprinkling system to leak and cause flooding in the unit and vermin infestation. Plaintiffs were rendered ill because of mold, infestations and other conditions in the property. Plaintiffs asserted causes of action for negligence, breach of warranty of habitability, breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment, nuisance, and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants demurred, challenging the sufficiency of plaintiffs' allegations.

Result

The court sustained the demurrer in its entirety with leave to amend.