Adamson Companies v. Zipp, 163 Cal. App. 3d 1 (1984)

Citation: Adamson Companies v. Zipp, 163 Cal. App. 3d 1 (1984)
Parent Document: Adamson Companies v. Zipp, 163 Cal. App. 3d 1 (1984)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1984-11-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2139884/adamson-companies-v-zipp/ ↗

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On the basis of our statutory analysis we conclude that the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the Mobilehome Parks Act, and the Mobilehome Residency Law have distinct statutory purposes and objectives, treat different areas of social concern, and are designed to accomplish independent goals of public policy. Our analysis of their provisions provides no support for plaintiff's contention that the Mobilehome Residency Law and the Mobilehome Parks Act supplanted the Unruh Civil Rights Act with reference to age restrictions in mobilehome-parks tenancies. In the absence of an express legislative declaration of intent to repeal the Unruh Civil Rights Act or to exempt its application to such age restrictions, we decline to find such repeal. Rather, as noted, we are mindful of the presumption against repeals by implication *21 and note that the presumption applies with special force to laws, like the Unruh Act, which have been generally understood and acted upon. (Cal. Drive-in Restaurant Assn. v. Clark, supra, 22 Cal.2d at p. 292.) Had the Legislature intended the effect upon the Unruh Act for which plaintiff contends that body could and would have so declared. (See People v. Brannon (1973) 32 Cal. App.3d 971, 977 [108 Cal. Rptr. 620].)

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