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• UNRUH CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
  
  Forbids discrimination as to sex, race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin in accommodations and business establishments. Under this law there can be no arbitrary eviction, rent increase or withholding of services by virtually any landlord, including the owner of a nonowner-occupied single-family dwelling that is sold or leased for income or gain. Example: Len Lessor brings an action to evict Adam Lessee from one of his rental properties because Adam has long hair, associates with black people and homosexuals, receives public assistance and is a student. Len will not be successful because all of those "reasons" are arbitrary and fail to establish good cause for an eviction.
  
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