Supreme Court of California

Landlords must comply with the 90-day notice provision of Civil Code section 1954.535 in order to terminate a tenancy agreement with a Section 8 low-income tenant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2005
• Published 06/13/2005

Judges

• MORENO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter Mezza for Housing Authority Executive Directors Association Southern California Chapter as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Legal Aid Society of San Diego and Bernadette E. Probus for Defendant and Appellant., National Housing Law Project, Catherine Bishop, Oakland;  Legal Services of Northern California, R. Mona Tawatao, Pacoima, Erin Farley;  Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, David Pallack, Pacoima;  Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Susanne Browne, Long Beach;  California Rural Legal Assistance and Ilene J. Jacobs, Marysville, for Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing, California Coalition for Rural Housing, Housing Rights, Inc., Fair Housing Foundation, Coalition for Economic Survival, Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization, Long Beach Community Action Network, Long Beach Area Coalition for the Homeless, City of West Hollywood, Santa Monica Recant Control Board and Annette Osborne as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant., Brian Kelly and Donald A. Tine, Berkeley, for City of Berkeley and City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant., Kimball, Tirey & St. John, Patricia Helen Tirey and Gary Douglas Urie, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Heidi P. Poppe for California Apartment Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent., Houk & Hicks, Lloyd L. Hicks, Visalia;  Thomas E. Campagne & Associates and Sarah A. Wolfe for Norcal Executive Directors Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent., Christensen Schwerdtfeger & Spath and Sean D. Schwerdtfeger for San Diego Housing Commission as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.