Section 17031.7 Of Chapter 3. Permits And Fees From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
17031.7
. (a) No person operating employee community housing that
has been granted an exemption pursuant to Section 17031.3, or who is
in the process of applying for such exemption, shall take any
retaliatory employment action against an employee/tenant because of
the employee/tenant's exercise of any of the following acts:
(1) Exercising any legal right with respect to the housing.
(2) Complaining, orally or in writing, to the landlord or employer
about tenantability of the housing.
(3) Complaining, orally or in writing, to any applicable agency
about tenantability of the housing.
(4) Bringing an action to enforce any rights provided for by this
part or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1940) of Title 5 of Part 4
of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
(b) "Retaliatory employment action" includes discharge from
employment, wage decrease, demotion, or any other action detrimental
to the employee/tenant's employment status because of the
employee/tenant's exercise of the enumerated acts.
(c) Any person subject to this section shall also be subject to
the provisions of Section 1942.5 of the Civil Code.