What should I do if my landlord in Cupertino CA is fixing the?
You are out of luck. You cannot break your lease over a broken dishwasher. California law section 1941 does not require a functional dishwashers, as part of the implied warranty of habitability, and therefore the landlord is not in breach of statute. While you mention in your own anonymous answer on this question which really should be in a comment on the question, per Quora custom and expectations, rather than a separate answer (its confusing) that the lease mentions a dishwasher, without the specifics of the lease, it would be impossible to tell if not having a working dishwasher was a breach of the lease. In any event, the amount of time to remedy a breach of the lease due to the implied warranty of habitability, or due to repairs being necessary to an appliance specifically called out in the lease as being provided and in operational order (which the lease likely does not specify) is the usual and customary amount of time required for such repairs, or thirty (30) days, whichever is longer. In other words, the landlord is well within the time limits if the repair is two weeks. Given that Ive had a repair on a rather expensive washer that had to be specifically purchased to fit as a stacked washer/dryer combination, and that the part had to come from Siemens in Germany, and the repairman had to reorder the part, the repair took over two months between time scheduling and parts which made it usual and customary. In conclusion: No, you dont get to break your lease Remove the dishes from the dishwasher, and wash them by hand Be prepared to wait for the repair at least 30 days, or longer, depending on the age, model, and parts sourcing Barring additional language in the lease, of course, which no sane landlord would put in their lease but you never know.