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LAMC section 151.05(A) provides: “On or after July[] 1979, no landlord shall demand or
accept rent for a rental unit without first procuring and serving on the tenant or displaying in a
conspicuous place a valid written registration statement from the [HCIDLA] or its designee. On or
after April 30, 1983, no landlord shall demand or accept rent for a rental unit without first serving a
copy of a valid registration or annual registration renewal statement on the tenant of that rental unit.”
LAMC section 151.09(F) specifies that the failure to comply with this provision is an affirmative
defense to a UD action.
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Plaintiff claims defendant did not argue in his summary judgment motion that plaintiff’s UD
action failed as a matter of law for want of compliance with the LARSO requirement to secure and
serve on tenants a valid registration statement (LAMC § 151.05(A)) and that the issue was therefore not
properly before the trial court. In fact, defendant did make this argument in his motion; he simply did
not identify the particular LAMC section involved. Plaintiff cites no authority for the proposition that
defendant’s argument is not properly preserved for appeal. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.883(a)(1)(A);
Kurinij v. Hanna & Morton (1997) 55 Cal.App.4th 853, 867 [“an appellant must present argument and
authorities on each point to which error is asserted or else the issue is waived”].)