Ocean Park Associates v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 421 (2004)

Citation: Ocean Park Associates v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 421 (2004)
Parent Document: Ocean Park Associates v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 421 (2004)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2004-01-07
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2295617/ocean-park-associates-v-santa-m... ↗

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Staff did agree that the hearing officer’s findings on reasonableness had to be supported by substantial evidence, but believed that the findings were supported. In particular, the memorandum pointed to evidence that there were “long periods” during which work was suspended and left in an unfinished condition, that “the project involved many non-standard elements which are unusually demanding” but that Gabriel supervised the project himself rather than employing a general contractor. Moreover, “[a]ll petitioning tenants agreed that the project took too long,” and “even Gabriel himself essentially conceded this in various letters to tenants.” In addition, “the opinion of Murray Harreschou, the consulting contractor . . . indicated that the project could have been completed in much less time, notwithstanding the fact that it was performed with the building fully occupied.”

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