Legal Opinion
Carter v. Cohen
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 28, 2010No. B214393PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MANELLA, J.
Respondent Lauren Carter sued her landlord, appellant Jerry Cohen, alleging that her rent payments contravened the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (L.A. Mun. Code, § 151.00 et seq.) (RSO). After a jury found that Carter was entitled to damages of $11,590 for overpayment of rent, the trial court awarded her $25,575 in attorney fees under a fee-shifting provision of the RSO. Cohen challenges the award of damages on the ground that the rental agreement was unlawful; in addition, he maintains that the fee award was improper because Carter’s damages were recoverable in a…
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