Crisales v. Estrada

*Supp. 3Opinion

McKAY, P. ,j.—

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff owned and rented the premises located at 4447 S. Huntington Drive, Los Angeles, California, 90032 (the premises). Plaintiff rented the premises to defendant beginning in August 2003. Under the terms of the lease, the agreed-upon rent was $950 per month payable the first day of each month.1 The tenancy was also governed by a Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract2 and the premises were located within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance3 (LARSO). Under the Section 8 contract, defendant was required to…