🌿🏠 加州大麻合法,為什麼房客種大麻反而讓房東被罰? (2025 完整解析)Marijuana Is Legal in California — So Why Do Landlords Get Fined When Tenants Grow It?

🌿🏠 加州大麻合法,為什麼房客種大麻反而讓房東被罰?

很多人以為「加州大麻合法」=「可以在家裡隨便種」。
實際上,最常被罰的不是房客,而是房東。

世界日報之前就報導過一個案例:房客在租屋裡偷偷種大麻,結果市政府開罰的對象竟然是房東。為什麼?加州不是大麻合法嗎?

✔️ 1. 大麻合法 ≠ 可以在租屋內隨便種

加州雖然允許 21 歲以上成年人持有大麻,但法律只允許:

  • 每戶最多 6 棵
  • 不得販賣
  • 不得大量種植
  • 不得造成氣味、噪音或公共妨害(Public Nuisance)

但多數房客的問題是:

  • 種超過 20〜100 棵(這屬於商業種植)
  • 偷接電線、改水管
  • 安裝工業燈具、抽風排氣管
  • 造成濕氣、霉菌與建築損害

這些行為一律屬於 非法 cultivation(非法種植),不是 “合法用大麻”。

✔️ 2. 為什麼房東會被罰?(房東的法律責任)

加州民法(California Civil Code)規定:

如果房屋被用於非法用途,而房東「知道或應該知道」,房東必須負責。

政府罰房東的原因通常包括:

  • 消防危險(Fire Hazard)
  • 建築違規(Building Code Violation)
  • 電力過載或偷電(Utility Theft)
  • 非法改裝、牆壁破壞
  • 鄰居上報大麻味(Public Nuisance)

無論是誰造成的,只要物業在你名下,政府罰單會直接寄給房東。

✔️ 3. 租約通常明文禁止「種植大麻」

幾乎所有 Apartment、Property Management 的 Lease 都會寫:

  • No cultivation(不得種植)
  • No modification(不得改裝)
  • No illegal drug use(不得非法用途)
  • No nuisance(不得造成氣味或鄰里問題)

所以只要房客在屋內種大麻,基本上就是違約。

✔️ 4. 房東應該怎麼保護自己?

  • 在租約上加入「禁止種植大麻」條款
  • 明確禁止非法改裝、電力改線
  • 要求房客取得 renter’s insurance
  • 定期外部巡檢(合法且不侵犯隱私)
  • 留意異常水電費(大麻燈具會讓電費暴增)

✔️ 5. 總結:大麻合法,房東仍然會被罰

你要記住最重要的一句話:

「大麻合法」跟「房客非法種植」根本是兩件事。

大麻合法只代表成人可以持有、可以使用,但不代表:

  • 可以改裝租屋種大麻
  • 可以大量種植
  • 可以造成消防危險
  • 可以破壞房產

政府看到的是房屋被用來犯罪,所以罰單一定會落在房東身上。

如果你是房東,租約跟巡檢是你唯一的保護。


🌿🏠 Marijuana Is Legal in California — So Why Do Landlords Get Fined When Tenants Grow It? (2025 Guide)

Many people assume that because marijuana is legal in California, tenants can freely grow it in their rental homes.
In reality, the people who get fined the most are not the tenants — but the landlords.

Recent news reported a case where a tenant turned a rental home into a grow house, and the city ended up fining the landlord. Why does this happen?

✔️ 1. Legal marijuana ≠ “Free to grow inside a rental unit”

California only allows:

  • Up to 6 plants per household
  • No selling or distributing
  • No commercial cultivation without a license
  • No public nuisance (odor, noise, etc.)

Most problematic tenants violate all of these and:

  • Grow 20–100+ plants (commercial activity)
  • Bypass electrical meters
  • Install industrial grow lights and ventilation systems
  • Cause water damage and mold

These are crimes under illegal cultivation, not “legal marijuana use.”

✔️ 2. Why do landlords get fined?

Under California Civil Code, landlords are responsible if the property is used for illegal activities, even if they didn’t directly participate.

Cities usually fine landlords for:

  • Fire hazards
  • Building code violations
  • Electrical overload or utility theft
  • Illegal modifications
  • Public nuisance complaints

Fines always go to the property owner — the landlord.

✔️ 3. Most leases specifically prohibit cannabis cultivation

  • No cultivation
  • No unauthorized modifications
  • No illegal drug activity
  • No nuisance (odor, noise, neighbors’ complaints)

Any grow operation inside a rental unit is a clear lease violation.

✔️ 4. How landlords can protect themselves

  • Add clear “No Cultivation” clauses in the lease
  • Prohibit electrical rewiring and heavy equipment
  • Require renter’s insurance
  • Conduct periodic exterior inspections
  • Monitor for unusual utility usage

✔️ 5. Bottom Line

Legal marijuana does NOT protect tenants who illegally grow — and it does NOT protect landlords from being fined.

Legalization only covers personal use, not unlicensed cultivation or property damage.
To stay safe, landlords must enforce their lease terms and monitor their property responsibly.