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I. INTRODUCTION
Defendant SARAH MINER, owner, and operator of the Portola apartment complex, recently denied Plaintiff DARLAWILLIAMS, a former tenant, application to continue leasing her unit at the complex. Plaintiff subsequently brought suit against Defendant, alleging discrimination as the basis for her denial. The Plaintiff 's case against Defendant, however, is without merit. Defendant denied Plaintiff 's application because she received several noise complaints throughout her tenancy, disrupting the peaceful residential community. Furthermore, Defendant denied Plaintiff 's application due to her failure to keep her unit in good condition; resulting in substantial damage to the unit and approximately $3,500 in repair costs.

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Miner agreed to rent unit #3 to Plaintiff, a former tenant of Portola complex. Plaintiff worked as a waitress at Danny’s restaurant and resided in unit #3 for one year before her lease expired on December 31, 2016. Although Plaintiff regularly paid rent in a timely fashion, during her tenancy however, multiple noise complaints and damage sustained to the unit has subsequently lead to her renew lease denial on December 2, 2016. Moreover, Plaintiff never repaired the garbage disposal in her unit in accordance with her leasing agreement.

INCIDENT 1:
On January 16, 2016, less than two months into her tenancy, Plaintiff threw a party with a neighboring tenant. Several tenants called Ms. Miner in the middle of the night to complain about the party and the aggressively loud noise levels coming from the halls, resulting in police involvement in efforts towards shutting down. Moreover, Plaintiff received a personal email from Ms. Miner two days later, notifying her of the complaints filed and to clarify that she was residing in a peaceful residential community where the tenants do not throw or want to hear loud parties. Instead of taking accountability, Plaintiff blamed her neighbor for the disturbance in addition to minimizing her involvement.

INCIDENT 2:
On February 6, 2016, several tenants reported a loud argument taking place in Plaintiff’s unit with her ex-boyfriend who subsequently assaulted her, resulting in damages to the unit including holes in the living room

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