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Knight v. Hallsthammar, 623 P.2d 268 (1981)

Citation
Knight v. Hallsthammar, 623 P.2d 268 (1981)
Parent Document
Knight v. Hallsthammar, 623 P.2d 268 (1981)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1981-02-13
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1241155/knight-v-hallsthammar/ ↗

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BIRD, C. J.
This court must decide whether a residential tenant may be held to have impliedly waived a landlord’s breach of implied warranty of habitability by (1) continuing to live in premises despite knowledge of the defects or (2) failing to allow a landlord a reasonable time to repair before withholding rent. There is the additional question as to whether an unlawful detainer action may be defended based on a breach of implied warranty of habitability where defects in the premises predated the current ownership of the building. I.