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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1942

Citation
Section 1942
Parent Document
Barela v. Superior Court, 636 P.2d 582 (1981)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1981-11-27

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Some delay may occur if the defense is raised. However, any additional time spent is surely justified by the important public policy furthered by this defense. “[A]s the Supreme Court has noted, ‘Some delay, of course, is inherent in any fair-minded system of justice.... Our courts were never intended to serve as rubber stamps for landlords seeking to evict their tenants, but rather to see that justice be done be *255 fore a man [or woman] is evicted from his [or her] home.’” (S.P. Growers, supra, 17 Cal.3d 719, 730, quoting Pernell v. Southall Realty