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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1803

Citation
Section 1803
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

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" ' "In the general case, of course, an administrative agency may change its interpretation of a statute, rejecting an old construction and adopting a new. [Citations.] Put simply, 'an administrative agency is not disqualified from changing its mind ....' [Citation.]" ' " ( Citicorp North America, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Bd. (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 1403, 1420, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 509 ; Californians for Political Reform Foundation v. Fair Political Practices Com. (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 472, 488, 71 Cal.Rptr.2d 606.) Accordingly, we conclude that the Board did not revoke the section 1803(t) removal permits; it merely changed its interpretation of these permits to clarify that they did not operate to exempt units from rent control.