Overview: California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against Mike Nijjar and his family, alleging that they have rented out unsafe and uninhabitable units, disregarded tenants’ requests for repairs, and failed to eradicate pests, inflicting harm and anguish on tenants. Nijjar operates a multi-billion dollar real estate empire with over 22,000 housing units across the state, primarily in low-income communities. The lawsuit alleges that Nijjar has rented out units with ceilings that collapsed, walls with mold, sewage flowing into tenants’ homes, and roaches crawling on their children. The state is encouraging anyone with information related to the case to share their stories.
S.E. Williams
“PAMA and the other companies owned by Mike Nijjar and his family are notorious for their rampant, slum-like conditions—some so bad that residents have suffered tragic results,” stated CA Attorney General Rob Bonta in a mid-June press release…