Atunez

BACKGROUND

On May 29, 2012, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendant Amiteria Antunez seeking past due rent and possession of the property located at 2015 ½ Echo Park Avenue in

1 Los Angeles.1 Plaintiff alleged that on a date unknown, defendant and plaintiff‟s agent entered into a month-to-month written agreement wherein defendant agreed to pay $608 per month, that the tenancy was subject to the City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO), and that defendant was personally served with the 3-day notice to pay rent or quit and a 3-day notice to perform covenants or quit on May 17, 2012. The 3-day notice to perform stated, “Further, you [sic] in violation of paragraph 17 of your lease agreement—you have failed to maintain a personal property insurance policy.” Paragraph 17 of the Residential Lease Agreement provides: “INSURANCE: TENANT must maintain a personal property insurance policy to cover any losses sustained to Tenant‟s personal property or vehicle. It is acknowledged that LANDORD does not maintain this insurance to cover personal property damage or loss caused by fire, theft, rain, water overflow/leakage, acts of GOD, and/or any other causes . . . TENANT‟S…