Sarkany

Filed 8/30/22 Sarkany v. West CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

JENNIFER SARKANY et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents,

A161728

v. CHRISTIE WEST et al., (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. CGC-18-571355) Defendants and Appellants.

Defendants Christie West and Timothy West challenge an order awarding statutory attorney fees of approximately $684,000 to plaintiffs after a jury trial in a residential landlord-tenant matter. Because we can discern no reasonable basis for the amount of fees awarded by the trial court, we shall reverse and remand for further consideration.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Underlying Litigation Tenants Jennifer Sarkany, Ramsey Abouremeleh, Sandra Fierro, and Nina Robin (plaintiffs) sued Christie…