California Court of Appeal

VILLAGE TRAILER PARK, INC. v. SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BD., B153024

A rent control board had jurisdiction to determine whether mobilehome leases are exempt from local rent control, the board may award a tenant interest on excess rent collected by a landlord, and the board may exclude annual rent increases when calculating the amount of excess rent to induce the landlord to comply with the rent control law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/06/2002
• Published 09/06/2002

Judges

• BOREN, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Rosario Perry, Rosario Perry, Santa Monica, for Petitioner Village Trailer Park, Inc., No appearance for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• Doris M. Ganga, General Counsel, Joel Martin Levy, Staff Attorney, for Respondent Santa Monica Rent Control Board.