A Podcast for Latino Tenants Facing Uninhabitable Conditions
We are proud to announce the launch of VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR!, a new podcast and video series dedicated to the Latino community, now available on YouTube, Amazon Music, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
This is not just a podcast. It is a movement.
The show gives tenants a platform to share their experiences, helping others understand their rights and see that things can get better.
What Is VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR!?
VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR! — Inquilinos: De Malas Condiciones a Una Mejor Vida — is a first-of-its-kind series hosted by Eric Castelblanco, Harvard Law graduate, founder of Castelblanco Law Group, and a passionate advocate for the Latino community.
The show features real clients: tenants who once lived in deplorable, uninhabitable conditions, felt trapped, felt hopeless, and didn’t know where to turn. They came to us. They fought back. And they won.
Now they share their stories so others know they are not alone, and that things can get better.
The Housing Conditions Behind These Stories
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Get a legal case evaluation from Castelblanco Law Group →Across California and the United States, thousands of tenants, the majority of them Latino families, are living in conditions that no human being should ever endure.
Cockroach infestations so severe that families cannot eat at their own tables. Bed bugs crawling on children while they sleep. Rodents nesting inside walls. And perhaps most devastating of all: children suffering from lead poisoning caused by deteriorating lead-based paint on the walls of the very apartments their families call home.
These are not isolated cases. This is a habitability crisis.
Landlords who know about these dangerous conditions and do nothing. Who ignore calls, ignore complaints, and leave vulnerable families to suffer in silence. Tenants who pay high rent every month for apartments that are not just uncomfortable. They are dangerous. They are illegal. And tenants have rights.
VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR! gives them a place to talk about what happened and how their lives changed.
Why We Created This Show
For over two decades, Eric Castelblanco, Harvard Law graduate, has been one of the most trusted tenant rights attorneys in California, fighting for Latino families living in unsafe, uninhabitable rental properties. He has dedicated his life to battling negligent landlords who refused to remediate cockroach infestations, bed bug outbreaks, rodent problems, and lead paint hazards that poisoned children.
With more than $350 million in verdicts and settlements obtained for his clients in landlord negligence, habitability violations, breach of warranty of habitability, and tenant compensation cases, Eric has seen firsthand how access to information can change and save lives.
Too many tenants, especially Latino families, don’t know their rights under California habitability law. They don’t know that a landlord who refuses to fumigate, exterminate pests, or remediate lead paint can be held legally responsible. They don’t know they may be entitled to rent reduction, relocation assistance, and financial compensation for pain and suffering.
VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR! was created to change that.
What You Will Find on the Show
- Real tenant stories, from uninhabitable conditions to a better life
- Your rights when a landlord refuses to make repairs or address infestations
- How to document habitability violations and take legal action
- How tenants have won compensation for cockroach infestations, bed bugs, rodents, and lead poisoning
A Message From Eric
“I have spent my career fighting for families who felt powerless. Families whose children were getting sick. Families who were afraid to speak up. VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR! is my way of making sure no one in our community ever feels alone or hopeless again. These are real people, real victories, and real new beginnings. If you are suffering in silence, this show is for you.”
Eric Castelblanco, Founder, Castelblanco Law Group
What We Help Tenants With
Castelblanco Law Group represents tenants in cases involving:
- Cockroach, bed bug, and rodent infestations
- Childhood lead poisoning caused by lead-based paint
- Unsafe and uninhabitable rental conditions
- Landlord negligence and failure to make necessary repairs
- Breach of the warranty of habitability
Watch, Listen & Subscribe
VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR! is available on:
- YouTube
- Spotify
- Apple Podcasts
- Amazon Music
Search for VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR! on your preferred platform. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe, share, and help us reach every Latino family that needs to hear these stories.
For media inquiries or to be a guest on VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR!, contact Castelblanco Law Group.
If you or someone you know is living in uninhabitable conditions, call us at (213) 388-6004. Our team is here to help you understand your options.
VIVAMOS ¡MEJOR! is created and executive produced by Sandy Bonaccorsi.
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