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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Section 1942

Citation
Section 1942
Parent Document
Kriz v. Taylor, 92 Cal. App. 3d 302 (1979)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1979-04-25

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at § 3) was amended at the same time to provide that if the tenant waits 30 days after notifying the landlord, he is presumed to have waited a “reasonable” time so that he can make the repairs himself and deduct up to a month’s rent for the cost. If landlords can immediately serve tenants with 30-day notices to quit upon receiving the tenants’ complaints, tenants cannot effectively use the statutory remedy since as soon as they have the presumed right to make the repairs on the premises, they lose the right to even be on the premises. We cannot ascribe to the Legislature such “a devious legislative intent to render section 1942 ineffective as a protective measure.” (Schweiger v. Superior Court, supra,