§ 1972 Abandonment Cannot Be Partial

• •Abandonment must be all‑or‑nothing.
• •You can't say you'll abandon something only if something else happens.
• •Partial abandonment (giving up part of a thing) is not allowed.

A landlord decides to stop caring for a rental unit and stops fixing anything, but still wants to keep the rent money.

Because the law says abandonment can't be partial or conditional, the landlord can't just abandon the repairs while still collecting rent. The abandonment would have to be total, meaning the landlord gives up the whole lease or keeps the lease and fulfills all duties.