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For example, in California, Civil Code Section 1954, limits the landlord's right of entry, [10] in New Mexico, there is an extensive "Owner-Resident Relations Act" [11] and in New York City, a Certification Of No Harassment (COHN) is required to make any occupancy alterations. [12] [13]
The Unruh Civil Rights Act (colloquially the "Unruh Act") is an expansive 1959 California law that prohibits any business in California from engaging in unlawful discrimination against all persons (consumers) within California's jurisdiction, where the unlawful discrimination is in part based on a person's sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, medical ...
California law and the FEHA also allow for the imposition of punitive damages [9] [10] when a corporate defendant's officers, directors or managing agents engage in harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, or when such persons approve or consciously disregard prohibited conduct by lower-level employees in violation of the rights or safety of the plaintiff or others.
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For example, consider a tenant who signs an agreement to rent a house for a year, but moves out (and stops paying rent) after only one month. The landlord may be able to sue the tenant for breach of contract: however, the landlord must mitigate damages by making a reasonable attempt to find a replacement tenant for the remainder of the year.
He wanted to collect $3.1 million in damages for their loss. Judge rejects ‘false’ damage claims from Texas church, hundreds of others in Surfside case Skip to main content
A Sacramento couple fell victim to serial squatters who left their property in disrepair after months of living rent-free. Karen and Skip Moriarty, landlords from Fair Oaks, rented their home to ...
In addition to federal laws, each state has its own unfair competition law to prohibit false and misleading advertising. [1] In California, one such statute is the Unfair Competition Law ("UCL"), Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 et seq. The UCL "borrows heavily from section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act" but has developed its ...