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EDAMERICA, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B167449.

7 Cal.Rptr.3d 921 (2003)

114 Cal.App.4th 819

EDAMERICA, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Kwan Jin Jung et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

Review Denied March 24, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Lee & Associates and Henry M. Lee, Los Angeles, for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Lim, Ruger & Kim, Los Angeles, Brian K. Sheldon and Nicolas Orihuela for Real Parties in Interest.

BOLAND, J.

INTRODUCTION

In landlord-tenant transactions, "key money" is generally considered an up-front bonus payment made by the tenant in order to secure the tenancy.1 In January 2002, Civil Code section 1950.8, subdivision (b), made it unlawful for any person "to require, demand, or cause to make payable any payment of money, including, but not limited to, `key money,' ... as a condition of initiating, continuing, or renewing...

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