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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)

Citation
Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)
Parent Document
Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2001-05-23

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Such a defense of retaliatory eviction arises if the landlord tries to evict the tenant within 180 days of the tenant's exercise of applicable tenant's rights. In addition, the defense may not be invoked more than once in any 12-month period. (Civ.Code, § 1942.5, subd. (b).) Generally, the tenant has both the initial burden of producing evidence and the ultimate burden of persuasion on the issue of whether the landlord acted with a retaliatory motive, and the landlord is free to present evidence of a good-faith, legally valid reason for the eviction. (Friedman et al., Cal. Practice Guide: Landlord-Tenant, supra, n 7:367-7:381, pp. 7-72 to 7-76; see Western Land Office, Inc. v. Cervantes (1985) 175 Cal.App.3d 724, 740-742, 220 Cal.Rptr. 784.)