More than seven months after the Eaton Fire left thousands displaced from their homes , Los Angeles County health officials said this week that landlords who have not adequately cleaned toxic ash in their Altadena rental properties will face inspections and orders to comply.

The notice published Tuesday on the Department of Public Health’s website said the county presumes that housing located in Altadena was affected by the fire and needs to be cleaned.

“Landlords must remediate hazardous ash, soot and smoke damage from rental housing properties and units and maintain rental housing units in a safe and habitable condition,” the notice states.

This new guidance comes after renters sued the Department of Public Health in May, alleging the county had systematically failed to en

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