Tenant retaliation (Civ. Code 1942.5(a)): end of 180-day period during which landlord may not evict, raise rent, or decrease services

180 days after latest applicable date in civ. code 1942.5(a)(1)-(5) (tenantability notice or complaint, agency complaint, inspection or citation, filing of proceeding, or adverse judgment/award), under Cal. Civ. Code 1942.5(a) (amended by Stats. 2021, ch. 27 (AB 832), eff. June 28, 2021).

Rule text

(a) If the lessor retaliates against the lessee because of the exercise by the lessee of the lessee’s rights under this chapter or because of the lessee’s complaint to an appropriate agency as to tenantability of a dwelling, and if the lessee of a dwelling is not in default as to the payment of rent, the lessor may not recover possession of a dwelling in any action or proceeding, cause the lessee to quit involuntarily, increase the rent, or decrease any services within 180 days of any of the following: ... In each instance, the 180-day period shall run from the latest applicable date referred to in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive.

Cal. Civ. Code 1942.5(a) (amended by Stats. 2021, ch. 27 (AB 832), eff. June 28, 2021), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
  1. Trigger (Latest applicable date in Civ. Code 1942.5(a)(1)-(5) (tenantability notice or complaint, agency complaint, inspection or citation, filing of proceeding, or adverse judgment/award)): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 180 calendar days: Wednesday, May 5, 2027.
Rules applied
Cal. Civ. Code 1942.5(a) (amended by Stats. 2021, ch. 27 (AB 832), eff. June 28, 2021)
(a) If the lessor retaliates against the lessee because of the exercise by the lessee of the lessee’s rights under this chapter or because of the lessee’s complaint to an appropriate agency as to tenantability of a dwelling, and if the lessee of a dwelling is not in default as to the payment of rent, the lessor may not recover possession of a dwelling in any action or proceeding, cause the lessee to quit involuntarily, increase the rent, or decrease any services within 180 days of any of the following: ... In each instance, the 180-day period shall run from the latest applicable date referred to in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b; Cal. Gov. Code 6800, 6707 (state agency filings); Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) (federal statutes and federal court filings)
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." Gov. Code 6707: "When the last day for filing any instrument or other document with a state agency falls upon a Saturday or holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed." FRCP 6(a): "The following rules apply in computing any time period specified in these rules, in any local rule or court order, or in any statute that does not specify a method of computing time. (1) ... (A) exclude the day of the event that triggers the period; (B) count every day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; and (C) include the last day of the period, but if the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Official source
  • Last day of the protected period (roll none: protection period, not an act). Requires the tenant not to be in default on rent and a retaliatory motive; tenant may invoke 1942.5(a) only once in any 12-month period (1942.5(b)). Separate prohibitions in 1942.5(d) are not time-limited. The gap description called this a 'presumption'; the text is a prohibition within 180 days (burden rules in 1942.5(e)-(h) not modeled).
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

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Worked example

Latest applicable date in Civ. Code 1942.5(a)(1)-(5) (tenantability notice or complaint, agency complaint, inspection or citation, filing of proceeding, or adverse judgment/award) on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Saturday, September 11, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Latest applicable date in Civ. Code 1942.5(a)(1)-(5) (tenantability notice or complaint, agency complaint, inspection or citation, filing of proceeding, or adverse judgment/award)): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 180 calendar days: Saturday, September 11, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, but this date is fixed by the rule and does not move: Saturday, September 11, 2027.

Notes

Last day of the protected period (roll none: protection period, not an act). Requires the tenant not to be in default on rent and a retaliatory motive; tenant may invoke 1942.5(a) only once in any 12-month period (1942.5(b)). Separate prohibitions in 1942.5(d) are not time-limited. The gap description called this a 'presumption'; the text is a prohibition within 180 days (burden rules in 1942.5(e)-(h) not modeled).

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