Hollywood Knickerbocker v. Timashpolskaya,

No. 96U12640 (Los Angeles, Cal., Mun. Ct. filed Sept. 20, 1996). ; Clearinghouse Number: 51598

Description

Tenant Claims That Landlord Failed to Accommodate Her Psychological Disabilities

Abstract

The parties have settled this suit in which a Section 247 elderly disabled tenant opposed her eviction for allegedly negligently dropping a cigarette and causing a small fire. Tenant denied causing the accident but, against the eviction, defended in the alternative by citing landlord’s failure to accommodate tenant’s psychological disabilities-failing to give written warning concerning tenant’s behavior (e.g., drinking or dropping cigarette butts), particularly when landlord’s handbook (obtained from discovery and seven depositions) mandated such a written warning. Counsel notes that the case was settled before the jury was impaneled. Tenant may stay; she may no longer smoke in the room but in a designated lobby area.

Additional Information

Attorney Information
Defendant represented by Marc Bender, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, 145 S. Fairfax, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Docket Date
1996-09-20 00:00:00+00:00