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Retaliation in West Hollywood

West Hollywood's own rules on retaliation, with the code text for every value, and the state law underneath.

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Each rule below links to the section of the West Hollywood Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What West Hollywood's code says

West Hollywood code What West Hollywood's code adds
Presumption period
  • 6 months.
    Applies: In an eviction case, after the tenant used rights under the law.
    § 17.52.040 · code text
    proof of the exercise by the tenant of rights under the law within six months prior to the alleged act of retaliation shall create a rebuttable presumption that the landlord's act was retaliatory.
Protected activities
  • Using the rights the city's rent rules give tenants.
    Applies: The landlord's main intent in ending or not renewing the tenancy is retaliation, and the tenant is not behind on rent.
    § 17.52.040 · code text
    If the dominant intent of the landlord in terminating a tenancy or refusing to renew a tenancy is retaliation against the tenant for exercising his or her rights under this title, and if the tenant is not in default as to the payment of rent, the landlord may not terminate the tenancy
Remedies
  • The landlord may not end or refuse to renew the tenancy, or force the tenant out.
    Applies: The landlord's main intent is retaliation for the tenant using these rights, and the tenant is not behind on rent.
    § 17.52.040 · code text
    the landlord may not terminate the tenancy or refuse to renew the tenancy or cause the tenant to quit involuntarily.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. Retaliation protection period: For 180 days after a tenant complains about habitability (to the landlord or an agency), the landlord may not evict, raise rent or cut services in retaliation (Civ. Code § 1942.5(a), (b)). Retaliatory eviction in California — the full state rule →

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