INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Section 1808

Citation
Section 1808
Parent Document
McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 777 P.2d 91 (1989)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1989-08-17
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1156663/mchugh-v-santa-monica-rent-cont... ↗

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The majority's unspoken assumption is that a tenant who has withheld rent will be unwilling or unable to satisfy a judgment ordering the repayment of the withheld rent. Since the landlord may be faced with a judgment-proof opponent, they conclude that the landlord has not had adequate judicial review. They provide no authority for this view. The fact that one may not be able to collect on a judgment does not mean that one has not had access to the courts. Many litigants take this risk; it is not a risk with constitutional significance.