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Retaliation in Los Gatos

Los Gatos's own rules on retaliation, with the code text for every value, and the state law underneath.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Los Gatos Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Los Gatos's code says

Los Gatos code What Los Gatos's code adds
Presumption period
  • 180 days.
    Applies: If the tenant shows the landlord knew of the tenant's actions under these rules at the time of eviction.
    § 14.80.035 · code text
    When an eviction occurs within one hundred eighty (180) days of the tenant's exercise or reasonable attempt to exercise rights provided by this article, if the tenant shows that the landlord knew at the time of eviction of the tenant's conduct in relation to this article, the eviction is presumed to be retaliatory.
Protected activities
  • Using, or reasonably trying to use, rights under the town's rental rules.
    § 14.80.035 · code text
    When an eviction occurs within one hundred eighty (180) days of the tenant's exercise or reasonable attempt to exercise rights provided by this article, if the tenant shows that the landlord knew at the time of eviction of the tenant's conduct in relation to this article, the eviction is presumed to be retaliatory.
Remedies
  • The landlord can't evict a tenant mainly to retaliate for using these rights, or to evade the rules.
    Applies: Applies to a tenant not otherwise in default under the rental terms.
    § 14.80.035 · code text
    When an eviction occurs within one hundred eighty (180) days of the tenant's exercise or reasonable attempt to exercise rights provided by this article, if the tenant shows that the landlord knew at the time of eviction of the tenant's conduct in relation to this article, the eviction is presumed to be retaliatory. This presumption applies in judicial proceedings and is one which affects the burden of producing evidence.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. Retaliation protection period: For 180 days after a tenant complains about habitability (to the landlord or an agency), the landlord may not evict, raise rent or cut services in retaliation (Civ. Code § 1942.5(a), (b)). Retaliatory eviction in California — the full state rule →

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