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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

DeZerega v. Meggs, 99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 366 (2000)

Citation
DeZerega v. Meggs, 99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 366 (2000)
Parent Document
DeZerega v. Meggs, 99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 366 (2000)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2000-09-14

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The trial court accepted defendant’s contention that even if he was a “subtenant” under the common law he meets the above definition of “tenant” and can therefore be evicted only as provided in the Ordinance. Plaintiffs offer no coherent response to this contention. The Ordinance expressly includes not only “subtenants” and “sublessees” but three other categories of equal or greater breadth: “renter,” “successor to a renter’s interest,” and “any other person entitled to the use or occupancy of such rental unit.” (Ord., § 13.76.040, subd. I.) In combination these terms indicate that any person who acquires a legal right to occupy the premises thereby becomes a “tenant” under the ordinance.