California Court of Appeal

In an action by a mobile home park operator to enjoin the application of an ordinance on preemption grounds, dismissal of the action is reversed where the Subdivision Act expressly preempted the ordinance because it states that the "scope of the hearing" for converting a mobile home park to residential ownership "shall be limited to the issue of compliance with this section."

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2009
• Published 08/21/2009

Judges

• RICHMAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bien & Summers, Elliot L. Bien, Novato, and Catherine Meulemans, for Plaintiff and Appellant., The Loftin Firm, L. Sue Loftin and Michael Stump, Carlsbad, for Amici Curiae Rancho Sonoma Partners, Eden Gardens, Sundance Estates and Capistrano Shores on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven M. Woodside, County Counsel, Sue A. Gallagher and Debbie F. Latham, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent., Aleshire & Wyndner, William W. Wynder, Irvine, and Sunny K. Soltani, for Amici Curiae The California State Association of Counties, The League of California Cities, The City of Carson and The City of Los Angeles on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.