KG Investment, LLC v. Chen CA4/2
In 2017, plaintiff and appellant KG Investment, LLC (plaintiff) discovered that one of its residential properties (the property) was used by a tenant to illicitly grow marijuana, causing damage to the property. As a result, plaintiff filed suit against the tenant, as well as several real estate professionals and business entities. Plaintiff alleged: (1) its real estate agent and broker, defendant and respondent Andy Chen (defendant Chen), failed to properly screen the tenant’s application to lease the property; (2) defendant Chen and his property management company, defendant and respondent Sunny Hills Property Management Group (SHPMG), failed to conduct an inspection of the property during the tenancy; and (3) defendant and respondent Chino Capital, Inc. d.b.a. Coldwell Banker Top Team was vicariously liable for the conduct of defendant Chen. Based upon these allegations, plaintiff alleged causes of action for (1) breach of contract, (2) “concealment,”
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