California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Park Lane Assocs., L.P. v. Greene, A145572 (Cal. App. 2018):
2. Under the Ellis Act, a landlord may "go out of the residential rental business by withdrawing the rental property from the market" and, "[i]f necessary, the landlord may institute an action for unlawful detainer to evict the tenants and recover possession of the property. [Citation.]" (Drouet v. Superior Court (2003) 31 Cal.4th 583, 587 (Drouet).)
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