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EDC Associates, Ltd. v. Gutierrez, 153 Cal. App. 3d 167 (1984)

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EDC Associates, Ltd. v. Gutierrez, 153 Cal. App. 3d 167 (1984)
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EDC Associates, Ltd. v. Gutierrez, 153 Cal. App. 3d 167 (1984)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1984-03-16

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In holding that the tenant could raise as a defense in the unlawful detainer action the fact that the landlord was retaliating against him for exercising statutory rights, the Supreme Court recognized that “one may not exercise normally unrestricted power if his reasons for its exercise contravene public policy.” (Schweiger, supra, at p. 516.) Citing a previous Court of Appeal case 5