KNIGHT V. HALLSTHAMMAR
29 Cal. 3d 46 (1981)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over evictions and the defenses thereto.
FACTS: Knight (P) became the owner of a 30-unit apartment building in Venice California.
The management company hired by P set letters to the current tenants informing them of a
substantial rent increase. A representative of the tenants responded that all future rent
payments would be withheld because of the state of disrepair. Neither the management nor Ps
carried the matter any further. In early June the tenants were sent three day notices to pay
or face eviction. P then sued for unlawful detainer against all the tenants. Ds introduced
evidence that P had breached the implied warranty of habitability. P testified about his
efforts to fix problems and a health officer testified that all code violations that were
reported were fixed and that none of them rendered the building uninhabitable. The jury was
unable to reach a verdict against three tenants but gave P a verdict against four of them.
Appeals followed relating to the jury instructions given by the trial judge.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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