Hjelm v. Prometheus (2016)

Citation: Hjelm v. Prometheus (2016)
Parent Document: Hjelm v. Prometheus (2016)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2016-10-05
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4302776/hjelm-v-prometheus/ ↗

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Plaintiffs Christie and Justin Hjelm (when referred to collectively, the Hjelms)
leased an apartment in a large complex from Prometheus Real Estate Group
(Prometheus). Their apartment became infested with bedbugs, and the complex had an
ongoing raw sewage problem, the upshot of which was that the Hjelms and their children
were forced to leave. The Hjelms sued Prometheus, and a jury returned a verdict for
them. The trial court then awarded the Hjelms their attorney fees based on Civil Code
section 1717. We affirm.
                                              BACKGROUND
         In May 2011, the Hjelms signed a residential lease agreement, renting apartment
1720A in the Chesapeake Point Apartments, San Mateo (the property). As Prometheus
itself describes it, the Hjelms “entered into a one-year residential lease with Prometheus
for the property . . . .” The Hjelms signed the lease without any negotiation, indeed,
while they were still out of state in their former home, the lease having been mailed to
them.

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