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Elmassian v. Flores (2021)

Citation
Elmassian v. Flores (2021)
Parent Document
Elmassian v. Flores (2021)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2021-09-17
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5094726/elmassian-v-flores/ ↗

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domestic violence acts to prove a ground for an action, the affirmative defense applies as to that
ground.15
       To the extent there is any ambiguity in the law as to when the defense can be used, the
legislative history of the bill that first enacted the statute fully supports our interpretation of
what it means for the termination of a tenancy to be “based upon” domestic violence acts.
Reports before the Legislature in 2010—when the bill enacting the statute that provided, as it
does now, a termination must be “based upon” domestic violence, was being considered—
indicate as follows.