Retaliatory eviction.
San José Municipal Code § 17.23.510
in effect17.23.510 - Retaliatory eviction.
Possession of a Rental Unit shall not be recovered by a Landlord from a Tenant, and the Tenant Household, who is not otherwise in violation of the terms of occupancy of the Rental Unit, if either:
A. The Landlord's dominant motive in seeking to recover possession of the Rental Unit is retaliation against the Tenant for exercising any rights under this Chapter 17.23; or
B. The Landlord's dominant motive in seeking to recover possession of the Rental Unit is to evade the purposes of this Chapter 17.23.
(Ord. 30032.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17BUCO_CH17.23REDIMEARDWUNEXMOMOPA_PT5EN_17.23.510REEVFetched: 11/1/2026