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Retaliation in Union City

Union City'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 Union City Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Union City's code says

Union City code What Union City's code adds
Presumption period
  • 3 months.
    Applies: Mobile home space eviction actions filed within 3 months after the Board decides a petition or complaint; the owner can rebut this.
    § 16.40.110 · code text
    Any action brought within three months of the determination of a petition or complaint filed with the Board pursuant to this chapter shall be presumed to be retaliatory
Protected activities
  • Using any right under the mobile home space rent rules, including filing a petition or complaint with the Board.
    Applies: Mobile home park spaces only.
    § 16.40.110 · code text
    further, the determination that the action was brought in retaliation for the exercise of any rights conferred by this chapter shall be grounds for denial. Any action brought within three months of the determination of a petition or complaint filed with the Board pursuant to this chapter shall be presumed to be retaliatory
Remedies
  • Denial of the owner's action to recover the mobile home space.
    Applies: Retaliation for using rights under these rules is grounds for denial; the court may also deny for any violation of these rules.
    § 16.40.110 · code text
    the determination that the action was brought in retaliation for the exercise of any rights conferred by this chapter shall be grounds for denial.

Also in Union City's code: Mobilehome Rent Review (§ 16.40.110) — mobilehome park spaces only. This page does not summarize it yet.

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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