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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Village Trailer Park, Inc. v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 857 (2002)

Citation
Village Trailer Park, Inc. v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 857 (2002)
Parent Document
Village Trailer Park, Inc. v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 124 Cal. Rptr. 2d 857 (2002)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2002-09-24

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Village has not shown how it was “in substantial compliance” with the Rent Control Law. Village failed to comply with the MRL’s fundamental requirement that a tenant be offered the choice of a short-term or a long-term lease. (Civ. Code, § 798.17, subd. (c).) According to the unchallenged administrative findings, Village made all of its tenants sign long-term leases declaring an exemption from rent control, even when tenants wanted short-term, rent-controlled leases. Once the Board alerted Village to its violation of the Rent Control Law, Village made no effort to comply with the law. Under the circumstances, we cannot say that Village substantially complied with the Rent Control Law, or that the Board was precluded from imposing a penalty to induce Village’s compliance with the Rent Control Law.