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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Kelly v. Choon Yee, 213 Cal. App. 3d 336 (1989)

Citation
Kelly v. Choon Yee, 213 Cal. App. 3d 336 (1989)
Parent Document
Kelly v. Choon Yee, 213 Cal. App. 3d 336 (1989)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1989-08-22

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damages under section 37.9, subdivision (f) of the San Francisco Rent Control Ordinance serve an entirely different legislative objective than punitive damages under Civil Code section 3294. Such damages promote effective enforcement of the ordinance on behalf of low-income tenants, while punitive damages generally serve to deter the sort of extreme disregard for the rights of others that “decent citizens should not have to tolerate.” (Fl yer's Body Shop Profit Sharing Plan v. Ticor Title Ins. Co. (1986) 185 Cal.App.3d 1149, 1154 [230 Cal.Rptr. 276].)