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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Green v. Superior Court, 517 P.2d 1168 (1974)

Citation
Green v. Superior Court, 517 P.2d 1168 (1974)
Parent Document
Green v. Superior Court, 517 P.2d 1168 (1974)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1974-01-15

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The crucial issue in this case thus becomes whether a landlord’s breach of a warranty of habitability directly relates to the issue of possession. Holding that such breach was irrelevant to the question of possession, early California cases refused to permit a defense that the landlord had breached a covenant to repair premises. (See, e.g., Arnold v. Krigbaum (1915) 169 Cal. 143, 145 [146 P. 423]; Frasier v. Witt