Retaliatory Eviction

Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area Attorney

California tenants are protected under the law from eviction in retaliation to filing a grievance with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) about uninhabitable conditions, or for filing a complaint under the California Civil and Health and Safety Codes. You cannot be evicted just for making a complaint!

Protect your rights as a California tenant and let us help defend you against unlawful eviction. Contact the Law Offices of Kenny Tan to schedule a consultation if you have been or may soon be a target of retaliatory eviction by your landlord.

Did you suffer retaliatory eviction after filing a grievance with the DFEH?

The Law Offices of Kenny Tan represent tenants in retaliatory eviction, rent control, and other landlord-tenant disputes throughout the Los Angeles metro area and the San Francisco Bay Area. Our understanding of tenants' rights under the law can help you fight retaliatory eviction or prevent it from happening.

Don't wait to file a complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing; your quick action can protect you! If you file an administrative complaint with the DFEH - about uninhabitable conditions or other violations - your landlord is prohibited from filing an eviction lawsuit for 180 days.

Did your landlord threaten to evict you to avoid making necessary repairs?

Real estate lawyer Kenny Tan can explain how the California Civil and Health and Safety Codes offer protection to occupants of residential dwellings. It cannot be used by landlords against tenants in retaliation for lawful reports of health and safety violations.

Your landlord may have sent you an eviction notice as way to avoid making repairs as required by law. The California Health and Safety Codes explicitly prohibit retaliatory discharge of this type. A typical chain of events often proceeds like this:

• A landlord was aware of a health and safety violation such as lack of heating and failed to remedy the violation.
• A tenant makes a complaint to the government authority.
• The government issues a citation to the landlord.
• The landlord evicts the tenant.

A series of events such as this often reveals a clear case of retaliatory eviction by a landlord in violation of the California Health and Safety Code.

To discuss whether you have a retaliatory eviction case, particularly if you suffered personal injury as a result of a health and safety code violation, contact the Law Offices of Kenny Tan. We can help you understand how your lease agreement and the law protect your rights as a tenant.

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