CABINDA v. SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BD.

No. B133077.

95 Cal.Rptr.2d 676 (2000)

80 Cal.App.4th 853

CABINDA LLC, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD, Defendant and Appellant.

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

Ordered Not Officially Published August 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris Ganga, General Counsel, Santa Monica Rent Control Board; Caldwell, Leslie, Newcombe & Pettit, David Pettit and Lisa Gordon, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Appellant.

Law Offices of Gordon P. Gitlen and Gordon P. Gitlen, Santa Monica, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


EPSTEIN, J.

The determinative question in this case is whether regulations adopted by the Santa Monica Rent Control Board governing vacancy decontrol are preempted by the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. We agree with the trial court's conclusion that they are and affirm the order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

Regulatory Background

The City of Santa Monica has had a system of residential...

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