{"id":6405,"date":"2022-05-24T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/?page_id=6405"},"modified":"2022-06-29T13:13:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:13:46","slug":"ccp-1174-2-attorney-fees-unlawful-detainer-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/ccp-1174-2-attorney-fees-unlawful-detainer-california\/","title":{"rendered":"CCP 1174.2 Attorney Fees Unlawful Detainer California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l3khew9b-0f019be3aa3f2506059c1dc42b73d6ba\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l3khew9b-0f019be3aa3f2506059c1dc42b73d6ba{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l3khew9b-0f019be3aa3f2506059c1dc42b73d6ba .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l3khew9b-0f019be3aa3f2506059c1dc42b73d6ba .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l3khew9b-0f019be3aa3f2506059c1dc42b73d6ba av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>California<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Code of Civil Procedure &#8211; CCP \u00a7 1174.2<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7zduxh-ee5a782a55cde6f9a32ee52406d15c68\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7zduxh-ee5a782a55cde6f9a32ee52406d15c68{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7zduxh-ee5a782a55cde6f9a32ee52406d15c68 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-63uns5-3b1fd0431555073317180f76418dd33e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931 .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931 #s.av-input-field{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\ncolor:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#edae44;\nstroke:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931 #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931 .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-3vffdx-ee1132cd5b989e64fbb01c8305a8e931' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search CA statutes' aria-label='Search CA statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2plq51-7c3a38d7d0595b0acd02fca498f6d7fb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2plq51-7c3a38d7d0595b0acd02fca498f6d7fb{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2plq51-7c3a38d7d0595b0acd02fca498f6d7fb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l3khiioe-f553120486435195ac892f6828fc0383 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"subsection\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"SS_Banner\">CCP \u00a7\u2002<span class=\"SS_SH SS_prior SS_tu1\">1174.2<\/span>. Substantial breach of warranty of habitability; Prevailing party<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">(a)\u2002In an unlawful detainer proceeding involving residential premises after default in payment of rent and in which the tenant has raised as an affirmative defense a breach of the landlord&#8217;s obligations under <span class=\"cite\">Section 1941 of the Civil Code\u00a0<\/span>or of any warranty of habitability, the court shall determine whether a substantial breach of these obligations has occurred. \u2002If the court finds that a substantial breach has occurred, the court (1) shall determine the reasonable rental value of the premises in its untenantable state to the date of trial, (2) shall deny possession to the landlord and adjudge the tenant to be the prevailing party, conditioned upon the payment by the tenant of the rent that has accrued to the date of the trial as adjusted pursuant to this subdivision within a reasonable period of time not exceeding five days, from the date of the court&#8217;s judgment or, if service of the court&#8217;s judgment is made by mail, the payment shall be made within the time set forth in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 1013, (3)\u00a0<\/span>may order the landlord to make repairs and correct the conditions which constitute a breach of the landlord&#8217;s obligations, (4) shall order that the monthly rent be limited to the reasonable rental value of the premises as determined pursuant to this subdivision until repairs are completed, and (5) except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), shall award the tenant costs and attorneys&#8217; fees if provided by, and pursuant to, any statute or the contract of the parties. \u2002If the court orders repairs or corrections, or both, pursuant to paragraph (3), the court&#8217;s jurisdiction continues over the matter for the purpose of ensuring compliance. \u2002The court shall, however, award possession of the premises to the landlord if the tenant fails to pay all rent accrued to the date of trial, as determined due in the judgment, within the period prescribed by the court pursuant to this subdivision. \u2002The tenant shall, however, retain any rights conferred by\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 1174\u00a0<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002If the court determines that there has been no substantial breach of\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 1941 of the Civil Code\u00a0<\/span>or of any warranty of habitability by the landlord or if the tenant fails to pay all rent accrued to the date of trial, as required by the court pursuant to subdivision (a), then judgment shall be entered in favor of the landlord, and the landlord shall be the prevailing party for the purposes of awarding costs or attorneys&#8217; fees pursuant to any statute or the contract of the parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002As used in this section, \u201csubstantial breach\u201d means the failure of the landlord to comply with applicable building and housing code standards which materially affect health and safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(d)\u2002Nothing in this section is intended to deny the tenant the right to a trial by jury. \u2002Nothing in this section shall limit or supersede any provision of Chapter 12.75 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 7060) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><br class=\"avia-permanent-lb\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6405","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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