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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 789

Citation
Section 789
Parent Document
Hale v. Morgan, 584 P.2d 512 (1978)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1978-09-28

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Finally, we note that section 789.3 permits the occasional experienced and designing tenant to ambush an unknowing landlord converting the single wrongful act of the latter into a veritable financial bonanza. Such a tenant may readily choose to endure the undoubted hardship of no utility service in return for a sure and certain reward accumulating at $3,000 per *404 month; the size of the instant award demonstrates the potential for abuse. (Compare People ex rel. Younger v. Superior Court, supra, 16 Cal.3d 30, 42-44; Walsh v. Kirby, supra, 13 Cal.3d 95, 103-104.)