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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 1094

Citation
§ 1094
Parent Document
Cobb v. San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization & Arbitration Board, 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 741 (2002)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2002-05-09

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The Rent Board hearing officer concluded that the Costa-Hawkins Act was inapplicable because Passalacqua was not a sublessee or assignee of Restoni. Instead, he became Cobb’s tenant when Cobb began accepting rent from him in May 1998. The hearing officer also observed that “there is not compelling evidence” the original lease contained a prohibition against subleases or assignments without the landlord’s prior written permission. But even if it did, the hearing officer concluded that Cobb waived any prohibition in the original rental agreement by his conduct. The landlord accepted rent, including a rent increase, from Passalacqua; he sent him *350