California Court of Appeal

Defendant has the power, under its governing ordinance, to grant petitions for rent decreases initiated by a tenant. However, it lacks power to initiate a petition to reduce rents on a unit-by-unit basis on behalf of individual tenants who have not come forward on their own initiative.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/07/2004
• Published 01/07/2004

Judges

• CURRY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Rosario Perry and Rosario Perry, Santa Monica, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Santa Monica Rent Control Board, Doris M. Ganga, General Counsel and Michaelyn Jones, Staff Attorney, for Defendant and Appellant.