{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1174.21","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1174.21","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE [1063. - 1822.60.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3"},{"name":"TITLE 3. OF SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS [1132. - 1179a.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Summary Proceedings for Obtaining Possession of Real Property in Certain Cases [1159. - 1179a.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-3/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 109, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 2004.","effective":"2004-01-01","html":"<p>A landlord who institutes an unlawful detainer proceeding based upon a tenant’s nonpayment of rent, and who is liable for a violation of Section <a href=\"/civ/1942.4\">1942.4</a> of the Civil Code, shall be liable to the tenant or lessee for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the suit, in an amount to be fixed by the court.</p>","text":"A landlord who institutes an unlawful detainer proceeding based upon a tenant’s nonpayment of rent, and who is liable for a violation of Section 1942.4 of the Civil Code, shall be liable to the tenant or lessee for reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the suit, in an amount to be fixed by the court.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/summary-proceedings-for-obtaining-possession-of-real-1174-21","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}