Appellate Practice
Jan. 26, 2026
Court revives tenant lawsuits over background-check disclosure violations
A California Court of Appeal revived claims by more than 100 renters, holding tenants may sue landlords for background-check disclosure violations under state law even without proving they suffered actual harm.
A coalition of Bay Area legal consumer and housing advocates secured a partial reversal in a California Court of Appeal decision that enables renters to sue landlords for violations of background-check disclosure laws, even when tenants cannot show they suffered harm.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal held in a Jan. 21 decision that tenants have standing under California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act to bring lawsuits based solely on violations of the statute&...
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