CREIGHTON v. CITY OF SANTA MONICA

Docket No. B003559.

160 Cal.App.3d 1011 (1984)

207 Cal. Rptr. 78

KAREN CREIGHTON et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CITY OF SANTA MONICA, et al., Defendants and Appellants; SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD, Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

October 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robert M. Myers, City Attorney, Stephen S. Stark, Assistant City Attorney, Karl M. Manheim and Martin T. Tachiki, Deputy City Attorneys, for Defendants and Appellants.

Michael Heumann, Stephen P. Wiman, Marsha Jones Moutrie, Joel Martin Levy and Barbara O'Hearn for Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

Stacey & Jones, Sherman Stacey, David M. Shell and Craig Mordoh for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

COMPTON, Acting P.J.

In April 1979, the Santa Monica City electorate amended its city charter by initiative measure establishing a comprehensive system of controls on residential rents. To administer this system the amendment provided for the creation of a permanent rent control board (Board), consisting of five popularly elected commissioners, with the authority to regulate maximum rents and to issue permits for the removal...

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