Sterling v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 168 Cal. App. 3d 176 (1985)

Citation: Sterling v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 168 Cal. App. 3d 176 (1985)
Parent Document: Sterling v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 168 Cal. App. 3d 176 (1985)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 1985-05-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2158620/sterling-v-santa-monica-rent-co... ↗

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It is now established that rent control is a proper exercise of the municipal police power so long as it is “reasonably calculated to eliminate excessive rents” and at the same time provides the landlord with a just and reasonable return on his or her property. (Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley (1976) 17 Cal.3d 129, 165 [130 Cal.Rptr. 465, 550 P.2d 1001].) Moreover, this field of regulation is not occupied by general state law, thereby leaving each locality free to address individualized local conditions. (Id., at p. 163.)

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