Rich v. Schwab

Opinion

BENKE, Acting P. J.

In this case we consider the remedies available to mobilehome park tenants when the owners of the park raise the tenants’ rent in retaliation for the tenants’ efforts to obtain relief from earlier rent increases.

As we explain in greater detail below, the victims of a retaliatory rent increase, including the tenants of mobilehome parks, are entitled to recover punitive damages under Civil Code 2 section 1942.5. Moreover, because the punitive damages available under section 1942.5 are limited by the terms of the statute, they may be imposed without regard to the…