California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 1161.4

CCP § 1161.4 Effective Jan 1, 2018Title 3 · Part 3 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)A landlord shall not cause a tenant or occupant to quit involuntarily or bring an action to recover possession because of the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, occupant, or other person known to the landlord to be associated with a tenant or occupant, unless the landlord is complying with any legal obligation under any federal government program that provides for rent limitations or rental assistance to a qualified tenant.

(b)In an unlawful detainer action, a tenant or occupant may raise, as an affirmative defense, that the landlord violated subdivision (a).

(c)It is a rebuttable presumption that a tenant or occupant has established an affirmative defense under this section in an unlawful detainer action if the landlord did both of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 489, Sec. 8. (AB 291) Effective January 1, 2018.