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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

People Ex Rel. Smith v. Parkmerced Co., 198 Cal. App. 3d 683 (1988)

Citation
People Ex Rel. Smith v. Parkmerced Co., 198 Cal. App. 3d 683 (1988)
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People Ex Rel. Smith v. Parkmerced Co., 198 Cal. App. 3d 683 (1988)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1988-02-17

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the landlord rented apartments for an initial term of 31 days. If the tenant elected to continue renting the apartment, the subsequent monthly rent was reduced. A tenant brought suit on the ground that the practice of charging more for the first month’s rent violated section 1950.5. The trial court granted summary judgment for the landlord, concluding that the increased first month’s rent was rent in fact, and not a security as defined by section 1950.5. The trial court defined security “as a payment for ‘something in the future not yet earned by the lessor or damage not yet sustained by him.’ ” (Id.,