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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Section 1942

Citation
Section 1942
Parent Document
Drouet v. Superior Court, 73 P.3d 1185 (2003)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2003-08-11

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We therefore hold that where a landlord has complied with the Ellis Act and has instituted an action for unlawful detainer, and the tenant has asserted *600the statutory defense of retaliatory eviction, the landlord may overcome the defense by demonstrating a bona fide intent to withdraw the property from the market. If the tenant controverts the landlord’s bona fide intent to withdraw the property, the landlord has the burden to establish its truth at the hearing by a preponderance of the evidence. (§ 1942.5, subd. (e).)