Phillips

BACKGROUND

The Lease Yen owned a single-family home located on Beverly Drive in Vallejo, which she managed as a Section 8 rental (the premises). Plaintiffs rented the premises from June 2013, until September 2016. As Section 8 recipients, plaintiffs were responsible for paying a portion of the monthly rent of $1,080, and the City of Vallejo Housing and Community Development Agency paid the balance. In April 2016, Chang informed plaintiffs that rent would increase to $1,500 per month effective May 2016. The Unlawful Detainer Action On August 20, 2016, Chang served plaintiffs with a three-day notice to pay rent or quit, which demanded that plaintiffs immediately pay $3,371 in delinquent rent for the period July 2016, through September 2016. Chang filed an unlawful detainer action against plaintiffs on September 2, 2016, and obtained a default judgment for possession of the premises 10 days later. Plaintiffs moved out on September 20, 2016. Plaintiffs’ Action Against Defendants On February 23, 2018, plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendants arising out of their prior tenancy. Plaintiffs alleged that the premises failed Section 8 inspections in 2014, 2015, and 2016; the…