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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)

Citation
Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)
Parent Document
Drouet v. Superior Court, 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 159 (2001)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2001-05-23

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We begin at the headwaters of any Ellis Act discussion: Nash v. City of Santa Monica (1984) 37 Cal.3d 97, 207 Cal.Rptr. 285, 688 P.2d 894 (Nash). Nash addressed the validity of a provision of the Santa Monica City Charter which severely restricted the removal of rental units from the housing market. (Id. at p. 99, 207 Cal.Rptr. 285, 688 P.2d 894.) The charter provision was enacted in response to a severe shortage of rental housing caused by the so-called "Demolition Derby," a 15-month period in which Santa Monica landlords demolished over 1300 rental units and converted hundreds of others to condominiums. (Id. at p. 100, 207 Cal.Rptr. 285, 688 P.2d 894.)