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P1519 REVIEW DENIED A landlord who allegedly violated a tenant's rights by removing an apartment from the rental market and fraudulently terminating the tenancy in violation of the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance was not exercising the constitutional right of petition or free speech on a public issue, so the tenant's action was not subject to the SLAPP statute (Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16); the action did not arise from the eviction notices served by the landlord or the unlawful detainer action the landlord instituted, which are merely evidence and background to illustrate the alleged fraud.CitationCLARK v MAZGANI (Eviction SLAPP) 170 CA4 1281 [See: CCP 425.16; City of Cotati v Cashman 29 C4 69, T/AT 10/02; Birkner v Lam 156 CA4 275, P/AT 11/07; Marlin v Aimco Venezia 154 CA4 154, P/AT 9/07]
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