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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 37

Citation
Section 37
Parent Document
Golden Gateway Center v. San Francisco Residential Stabilization, 87 Cal. Rptr. 2d 332 (1999)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
1999-08-02

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could not ultimately decide whether the rent reduction was appropriate. Nonetheless, in lengthy dictum it articulated its opinion as to how the ordinance should be applied, an interpretation urged by GGC here.» Noting that ordinances must be accorded their plain meaning and be interpreted so as to advance the legislative purpose, the court stated: “[I]t is clear that [the rent reduction ordinance] is intimately related to — and, indeed, a necessary corollary to— the rent control objectives of the ordinance. The section is designed to prevent landlords from effectuating a backdoor rent increase by decreasing services.” (Id.