Chacon v. Litke, 181 Cal. App. 4th 1234 (2010)

Citation: Chacon v. Litke, 181 Cal. App. 4th 1234 (2010)
Parent Document: Chacon v. Litke, 181 Cal. App. 4th 1234 (2010)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2010-01-19
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2256036/chacon-v-litke/ ↗

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(2001) 95 Cal.App.4th 638, 645 [115 Cal.Rptr.2d 694] (Danekas) [the Ordinance “regulat[es] the bases on which landlords can evict tenants from their rental units, along with the procedures landlords must follow to do so”].) The limitation on the circumstances in which the landlord can recover possession is consistent with the purpose of the Ordinance—to prevent skyrocketing rent increases from displacing seniors, persons on fixed incomes and low- to moderate-income households by establishing restrictions on and procedures for challenging rent increases. (Danekas, at p. 645.) “[Governing the grounds for eviction is essential to the successful implementation of the Rent Ordinance, lest landlords circumvent the rent limitations by expelling tenants in order to raise rents. To prevent this activity, section 37.9 of the Rent Ordinance enumerates the acceptable grounds for tenant eviction. The inclusion of these provisions within the Rent Ordinance is an unmistakable expression of intent by the Supervisors that one purpose of their legislation was to implement comprehensive eviction controls, thereby sustaining the overall legislative structure.” (Id.

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