Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)

Citation: Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)
Parent Document: Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2026-05-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10859038/apartment-assn-of-los-angeles-... ↗

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B.     Preemption Principles
       As this Court summarized in Pasadena, supra,
117 Cal.App.5th at page 228, Article XI, section 7 of the
California Constitution provides that a “ ‘city may make and
enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other
ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws.’ ”
But “ ‘ “[i]f otherwise valid local legislation conflicts with state
law, it is preempted by such law and is void,” ’ ” (Chevron, supra,
15 Cal.5th at p. 142), subject to limited exemptions not at issue
here. 1 A conflict may arise “ ‘ “if the local legislation ‘ “duplicates,
contradicts, or enters an area fully occupied by general law,
either expressly or by legislative implication.” ’ ” ’ ” (Ibid.) Here,
as to both ordinances, AAGLA claims a conflict exists based on
contradiction of state law. AAGLA does not argue that express or

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