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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Hale v. Morgan, 584 P.2d 512 (1978)

Citation
Hale v. Morgan, 584 P.2d 512 (1978)
Parent Document
Hale v. Morgan, 584 P.2d 512 (1978)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1978-09-28

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In a similar vein, a landlord is also statutorily prohibited from evicting a tenant as retaliation for certain actions taken by the tenant in defense of his rights. However, despite his wrongful motive for such evictions, the landlord is subject to no direct penalty, and the tenant may not raise retaliatory eviction as a legal defense more than once in any 12-month period. (Civ. Code, § 1942.5.)