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My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: California

We have been living in a rental property for 7 years. November of 2009, the well on the property we rent, collapsed and we have had no running water since. The landlord was notified the day it happened as well as repeatedly. She has done nothing to rectify the situation. She comes up a week ago and says that she will just have to check and see if that is the problem. It takes her 8 months to find out the problem. What legally can we do to the landlord?
Not providing water violates the warranty of habitability in residential leases. The solution is to find out who in your municipality is responsible for "code enforcement", and these folks should take a look.

Your local rep, such as a councilman or alderman, should be able to point you in the right direction.