SUBJECT: Demurrer to Answer

Moving Party: Plaintiff Ranulfo Santarriaga

Resp. Party: None as of 08/25/2020

The Court OVERRULES Plaintiff’s demurrer to Defendant Gregory Ethan Alcantara Garduno’s answer.

BACKGROUND:

This case concerns the lease of an illegal rental unit at 13735 Valerio Street in Van Nuys, California and seeks to recover damages for an uninhabitable dwelling, reimbursement of rent and penalties for violation of municipal code sections and state law. (Complaint, ¶¶ 7, 22.)

On September 19, 2019, Plaintiff Ranulfo Santarriaga commenced this action against Mirna E. Alcantara for (1) negligence; (2) breach of implied warranty of habitability; (3) violation of Los Angeles Municipal Code § 151.04/151.10 et seq.; (4) violation of Civil Code § 1940.2; (5) violation of Civil Code § 789.3; (6) violation of Civil Code § 1942.4; and (7) unlawful and unfair business practices.

On November 5, 2019, California Automobile Insurance Company filed an action, case number 19STCV3983