Western Land Office, Inc. v. Cervantes, 175 Cal. App. 3d 724 (1985)

Citation: Western Land Office, Inc. v. Cervantes, 175 Cal. App. 3d 724 (1985)
Parent Document: Western Land Office, Inc. v. Cervantes, 175 Cal. App. 3d 724 (1985)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1985-12-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2109053/western-land-office-inc-v-cervantes/ ↗

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On November 16, 1983, while the superior court lawsuit was in progress, county health department employees took a sample of the water in the well which served as Little Waco’s water supply. Analysis performed at a state laboratory disclosed that the water contained an unacceptably high level of nitrates. The landlord’s president testified that he first learned of this problem on December 2, 1983. The county employees requested the landlord to have a more complete chemical analysis performed on the water in the well. The landlord complied, and the second analysis showed that Little Waco water contained not only an unacceptably high level of nitrates, but of sulfates and of chlorides as well. On December 16, 1983, three days after the second analysis had been received, the county health department sent to the landlord a letter saying (1) that Little Waco water did not meet state standards; (2) that the landlord should inform all tenants that the water was not potable, and that they should not use it; (3) that the landlord had to provide all tenants with bottled water; 4

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