U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 30, 2009
Onerous Rent Control May Be a Taking
A federal appeals court ruling that rent control may violate "Takings" Clause is likely to shake up laws controlling mobile home parks.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a decision likely to shake up rent control laws for mobile home parks in California, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Monday local ordinances can be so unfair to park owners that they amount to an unconstitutional government taking.
The divided three-judge panel ruled Santa Barbara County's mobile home rent control ordinance too strongly favors tenants and financial...
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