Real Estate/Development,
Appellate Practice,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jul. 17, 2015
Rare rulings on state rent control law
Two recent Court of Appeal decisions are rare rulings addressing California's Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
More than a dozen California cities - including Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Monica - have some form of rent control ordinance that limits the rent that a landlord may charge a residential tenant. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, rent control laws are intended "to accommodate the conflicting interests of protecting tenants from burdensome rent increases while at the same time ensuring that landlords are...
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