1041 20th Street v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd. (2019)

Citation: 1041 20th Street v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd. (2019)
Parent Document: 1041 20th Street v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd. (2019)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2019-07-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4644132/1041-20th-street-v-santa-monica... ↗

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“In April 1979, the City of Santa Monica (the City) adopted
a rent control charter amendment (. . . the Rent Control Law) and
created an elected rent control board (Board) to regulate rentals.
Among other things, the Rent Control Law requires that owners
register each rental unit and pay annual registration fees to the
Board, establishes maximum allowable rents, provides for annual
general adjustments and individual adjustments of allowable
rents, prohibits evictions except for specified reasons, and
prescribes remedies for violations of its provisions.” (Santa
Monica Beach, Ltd. v. Superior Court (1999) 19 Cal.4th 952, 957
(Santa Monica Beach).)
      “The stated purpose of the Rent Control Law, as expressed
in the preamble to the charter amendment[s], [is] as follows: ‘A
growing shortage of housing units resulting in a low vacancy rate
and rapidly rising rents exploiting this shortage constitute a
serious housing problem affecting the lives of a substantial
portion of those Santa Monica residents who reside in residential
housing. In addition, speculation in the purchase and sale of
existing residential housing units results in further rent
increases. These conditions endanger the public health and
welfare of Santa Monica tenants, especially the poor, minorities,
students, young families, and senior citizens. The purpose of this
Article, therefore, is to alleviate the hardship caused by this
serious housing shortage by establishing a Rent Control Board
empowered to regulate rentals in the City of Santa Monica so
that rents will not be increased unreasonably and so that

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