Granberry v. Islay Investments

Opinion

GILBERT, J.

—Here we attempt to make sense out of Civil Code section 1950.5.

Defendant Islay Investments (Islay) is a partnership that owns and rents apartments. Codefendant Marvin Trevillian is Islay’s managing partner. Plaintiffs are tenants of Islay, who have been certified as a class under Code of Civil Procedure section 382. They contend that Islay’s rental practices violate Civil Code section 1950.5, 2 and appeal from a partial summary judgment entered in favor of Islay.

We hold that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to Islay because the court misinterpreted the…