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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 1805

Citation
Section 1805
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

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(1997) 16 Cal.4th 761, 771-773 [66 Cal.Rptr.2d 672, 941 P.2d 851], and cases discussed therein.) This obligates the Board to act as a neutral arbiter of what is “fair.” Thus, the Board’s power to act on its own is limited to general or categorical rent adjustments set after public hearings. It was not given the power to initiate individual petitions. By taking that power onto itself, the Board transformed itself from an impartial arbiter of rent adjustments into an advocate for individual tenants.