Skip to main content
DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Newby v. Alto Riviera Apartments, 60 Cal. App. 3d 288 (1976)

Citation
Newby v. Alto Riviera Apartments, 60 Cal. App. 3d 288 (1976)
Parent Document
Newby v. Alto Riviera Apartments, 60 Cal. App. 3d 288 (1976)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1976-07-20

Other Sections in This Document (103)

Full Text

490 chars
at p. 546.) The Legislature hesitated to regulate the private contractual agreement between a landlord and a tenant. Thus, any restriction a landlord placed upon a tenant would have been considered “reasonable.” Today, however, a landlord’s behavior is restricted by statute. It is unlawful and unreasonable for a landlord renting residential units to discriminate on the basis of race 5 and to retaliate against a tenant for having exercised *302 statutory rights insuring tenantability. 6