4340. Damages for Reasonable Rental Value

4340. Damages for Reasonable Rental Value Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 [Name of plaintiff] also claims that [he/she/it] was harmed by [name of defendant]'s wrongful occupancy of the property. If you decide that [name of defendant] wrongfully occupied the property, you must also decide how much money will reasonably compensate [name of plaintiff] for the harm. This compensation is called "damages." The amount of damages is the reasonable rental value of the premises during the time [name of defendant] occupied the property after the [_________]-day notice period expired. The amount agreed between the parties as rent is evidence of the reasonable rental value of the property, but you may award a greater or lesser amount based on all the evidence presented during the trial. [In determining the reasonable rental value of the premises, do not consider any limitations on the amount of rent that can be charged because of a local rent control ordinance.] ________________________________________________________________________________ New August 2007