Moroney v. Hellings

Citations

• 110 Cal. 219
• 42 P. 560
• 1895 Cal. LEXIS 1043

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant—Failure to Repair—Possession by Tenant— Unlawful Detainer.—Under section 1942 of the Civil Code, a tenant, of a dwelling-house who has failed to make necessary repairs or to vacate the premises, and who has remained in possession after rent became due, cannot, in an action of unlawful detainer by the landlord, set up his failure to make the repairs either as a defense to the action or as an offset to the rent.</p>