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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1805

Citation
Section 1805
Parent Document
Sterling v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 168 Cal. App. 3d 176 (1985)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1985-05-15

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However, insofar as the instant judgment purports only to prohibit the enforcement of rent decrease determinations in the underlying proceedings against petitioner until respondent's decision is final, we perceive no abuse of discretion. It is respondent who possesses the power to adjust rents; the hearing officer is merely the preliminary fact finder. Moreover, the delay between a hearing officer's decision and respondent's determination on appeal is brief; in the instant matter, the board rendered its decision in slightly more than 30 days. Hence, no great prejudice to real parties would result from a stay. III