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California Civil Code Section 892

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(a) Any person who engages in multiple acts of rent skimming
is subject to criminal prosecution.  Each act of rent skimming
comprising the multiple acts of rent skimming shall be separately
alleged.  A person found guilty of five acts shall be punished by
imprisonment in the state prison or by imprisonment in the county
jail for not more than one year, by a fine of not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.  A
person found guilty of additional acts shall be separately punished
for each additional act by imprisonment in the state prison or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, by a fine
of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that
fine and imprisonment.
   (b) If a defendant has been once previously convicted of a
violation of subdivision (a), any subsequent knowing and willful act
of rent skimming shall be punishable by imprisonment in the state
prison or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one
year, or by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000),
or by both that fine and imprisonment.
   (c) A prosecution for a violation of this section shall be
commenced within three years after the date of the acquisition of the
last parcel of property that was the subject of the conduct for
which the defendant is prosecuted.
   (d)  The penalties under this section are in addition to any other
remedies or penalties provided by law for the conduct proscribed by
this section.

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