Litigation
Jul. 3, 2012
Anti-SLAPP protects landlords from wrongful eviction lawsuits
A recent Court of Appeals decision provided landlords some relief when facing wrongful eviction claims. By Thomas E. Lombardi and Grant H. Dowd of Palmer, Lombardi & Donohue LLP
All too frequently a landlord filing a lawsuit to evict a tenant will find himself on the other side of the coin, facing a separate lawsuit brought by the tenant alleging damages arising from the landlord's acts taken in connection with the eviction. California's anti-SLAPP statute, however, provides a landlord with some protection against a tenant's claims of harassment, discrimination, defamation, etc., arisin...
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