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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

section 1942

Citation
section 1942
Parent Document
Western Land Office, Inc. v. Cervantes, 175 Cal. App. 3d 724 (1985)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1985-12-13

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We turn now to the arguments advanced by the tenants in this case. It is their position that Civil Code section 1942.5 creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation, either by implication or by the very wording of subdivision (e). They contend that subdivisions (a) and (e) are in conflict, because both deal with the burden of proof of retaliatory motive. Since the burden of proof cannot rest on both the landlord and the tenant, the conflict can only be resolved by construing subdivision (e) as paramount, placing the burden of persuasion of nonretaliatory motive on the landlord. Alternatively, they contend that section 1942.5 creates a rebuttable presumption by implication in any case where the landlord moves against the tenant within the specified 180-day period. We disagree, for the following reasons: