DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1942

Citation
Section 1942
Parent Document
EDC Associates, Ltd. v. Gutierrez, 153 Cal. App. 3d 167 (1984)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1984-03-16
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2116822/edc-associates-ltd-v-gutierrez/ ↗

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at pp. 1083-1084.) As pointed out by tenant in her brief on appeal, the Connecticut statute contains a specific reference to rent payment in the same subdivision as the retaliation language, and thus is not entirely parallel to section 1942.5, subdivision (c). More importantly, the Connecticut court specifically held that the legislative intention of the statute being construed was to maintain the tenant’s obligation to pay rent or be subject to eviction. (Id., at p. 1084.) The focus of section 1942.5, as identified by Barela, supra, is protection of the tenant, not the landlord. 4 Contrary to tenant’s assertion, Vargas v. Municipal Court