Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

small claims

i was def in proper in an unlawful detainer trial, where judgment was for def, plaintiff breached the implied warranty of habitability. court determined fair rental value to be 50% for the months the defect existed. since U.D. is solely to determine tenancy, i am suing the landlord in small claims court for retroactive rent decrease for those months i paid my full rent (minus true rental value)with the defect. #1- can their atty, who reprsented them at trial, be their witness in my small claims trial? #2- on paper the owner of the prop mgmt co is the one legally authorized to represent the property owner and his prop mgmt co in legal matters. can he send one of the girls from the office to be the representative? ( along with the atty from u.d. trial?


Asked on 8/26/08, 9:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert L. Bennett Law offices of Robert L. Bennett

Re: small claims

The answer is "yes" to both.

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Answered on 8/27/08, 10:27 am


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