STEVENS, J.
Petitioners are tenants who face eviction from their apartments after the landlord withdrew the property from the rental market pursuant to the Ellis Act (Gov. Code, §§ 7060 et seq.). The substantive question posed by their petition for writ of mandate is whether the defense of retaliatory eviction may be raised in a proceeding for eviction pursuant to the Ellis Act. For the reasons we explain below, we conclude that writ relief is not available...
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