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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Barela v. Superior Court, 636 P.2d 582 (1981)

Citation
Barela v. Superior Court, 636 P.2d 582 (1981)
Parent Document
Barela v. Superior Court, 636 P.2d 582 (1981)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1981-11-27

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3 Cal.3d 507. There, the statutory “repair and deduct” provision (§ 1942) was construed so as to include protection against eviction for those tenants who exercised their statutory rights. The same year, the Legislature codified this protection in section 1942.5. The statute prohibited landlords from evicting a tenant in retaliation for the tenant’s exercise of the right to repair and deduct or the tenant’s complaint to the authorities about housing code violations.