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
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2295617/ocean-park-associates-v-santa-m... ↗

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revolved around a provision in the RCCA, later amended, that permitted renters who had been required by a landlord to pay rent in excess of the máximums permitted by the RCCA to recover not just the excess rent but also to recover a penalty of treble damages. Two tenants established to the satisfaction of the Board that they had been charged excess rent by a particular landlord. One of the tenants had, in the meantime, vacated the building. As to him, the Board ordered the landlord to pay the excess rent plus the treble damages penalty in cash. The other tenant was permitted to pay no rent until the excess rent plus treble damages had been recouped. The landlord challenged both the Board’s power to adjudicate the excess rent claim and its power to award treble damages.

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