The landlord at the center of a sprawling empire of rundown and often dangerous rental properties in Southern California is now being sued by the state.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Thursday against Mike Nijjar and a constellation of corporate entities linked to him and his family.
The complaint alleges Nijjar and his associates “rent out unsafe and uninhabitable units, disregard tenants’ requests for repairs, and fail to eradicate pests, inflicting harm and anguish on tenants.”…