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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1941

Citation
Section 1941
Parent Document
Knight v. Hallsthammar, 623 P.2d 268 (1981)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1981-02-13

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The traditional common law doctrine, long followed in California, holds that a landlord, absent contrary agreement, is under no duty to maintain leased dwellings in habitable condition. Furthermore, landlord agreements to repair premises are independent of the tenant’s covenant to pay rent. (Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616, 619, 622-623, 634-635 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704, 517 P.2d 1168].)