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1041 20TH St., LLC v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd., 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 376 (2019)

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1041 20TH St., LLC v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd., 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 376 (2019)
Parent Document
1041 20TH St., LLC v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd., 250 Cal. Rptr. 3d 376 (2019)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2019-07-30
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6240655/1041-20th-st-llc-v-santa-monica... ↗

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Plaintiffs, 1041 20th Street, LLC and ASN Santa Monica, LLC, filed petitions for writs of administrative mandamus ( Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5 ), and 1041 20th Street, LLC also filed a complaint for declaratory relief, requesting, among other things, a finding that defendant Santa Monica Rent Control Board (the Board) was equitably estopped from asserting that rental properties were subject to rent control.1 The trial court granted the petitions and the requested declaratory relief. The Board appeals, contending that it did not have authority to permanently exempt rental units from rent control by a permit pursuant to the Santa Monica City Charter, article XVIII, section 1803(t),2 and thus could not be equitably estopped. We agree and reverse.3 *33II. BACKGROUND A. Santa Monica's Rent Control Law