California Supreme Court March 6, 1995, S035591 (Granberry v. Islay Investments)

KENNARD, J., Dissenting.

The law requires that a landlord “shall” assert any claims against the security deposit of a tenant within a short period (formerly two, now three weeks) after the tenancy ends and “shall” within that period refund to the tenant any portion of the security that the landlord did not claim. (Civil Code, § 1950.5, former subd. (e), now subd. (f), italics added.