If an owner seeks to displace a tenant or lessee from accommodations withdrawn from rent or lease pursuant to this chapter by an unlawful detainer proceeding, the tenant or lessee may appear and answer or demur pursuant to Section 1170 of the Code of Civil Procedure and may assert by way of defense that the owner has not complied with the applicable provisions of this chapter, or statutes, ordinances, or regulations of public entities adopted to implement this chapter, as authorized by this chapter.
Cal. Gov. Code § 7060.6
Residential Real Property
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 221 Cal. App. 3d 1072 - Bullock v. City and County of San Francisco (1990)
Most recently applied in Hilaly v. Allen (May 2019)
Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1509, Sec. 1
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