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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

section 1942

Citation
section 1942
Parent Document
Rich v. Schwab, 63 Cal. App. 4th 803 (1998)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1998-04-30

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In 1979 the Legislature repealed section 1942.5 and reenacted it with amendments. (Stats. 1979, ch. 652, §§ 1, 2, pp. 2005-2006.) Among the amendments was an express prohibition against retaliation by way of an increase in rent and express protection of tenants who have “lawfully organized or participated in a lessees’ association or an organization advocating lessees’ rights or has lawfully and peaceably exercised any rights under the law.” (§ 1942.5, subd. (c).) *811 Importantly, and consistent with the earlier holding in Aweeka,