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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1170

Citation
Section 1170
Parent Document
Green v. Superior Court, 517 P.2d 1168 (1974)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1974-01-15

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or demur” (italics added), and under section 431.30, an “answer” may contain “[a] statement of any new matter constituting a defense” but may not claim affirmative relief. Thus, nothing in the statutory scheme precludes a defendant from interposing an affirmative defense in an unlawful detainer proceeding. 17 See, e.g., Arnold v. Krigbaum (1915) 169 Cal. 143., 145 [146 P. 423]; Cheney v. Trauzettel (1937) 9 Cal.2d 158, 159 [69 P.2d 832]; Knight v. Black (1912) 19 Cal.App. 518, 527-528 [126 P. 512]; D’Amico v. Riedel (1949) 95 Cal.App.2d 6, 8 [212 P.2d 52], 18