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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1942

Citation
Section 1942
Parent Document
Schweiger v. Superior Court, 476 P.2d 97 (1970)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1970-11-10

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In section 1942.5, added to the Civil Code operative January 1, 1971, the California Legislature recognizes a defense against retaliatory evictions in certain circumstances. Also, Illinois, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have enacted legislation to prevent retaliatory evictions. (See Ill. Ann. Stats., ch. 80, §71 (1966); NJ. Stats. Ann., § 2A: 170-92.1 (Supp. 1969); R.I. Gen. Laws, § 34-2(1-10 (1968).)