California Court of Appeal
Woodlands Park Mgmt., LLC. v. City of E. Palo Alto Rent Stabilization Bd., A124154
Trial court's holding that the Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance (RSO), adopted by the citizens of the City of East Palo Alto, permitted recovery of attorney fees by a landlord in successful litigation against the city is reversed as the intent of the electorate was that section 15.A.5 of the RSO authorize the recovery of attorney fees only in civil proceedings between landlords and tenants to enforce their respective rights under the RSO, and no other provision of the RSO provides for an award of fees against the city.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/01/2010
- Published 02/01/2010
Judges
- BRUINIERS, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Vincent Ewing, City Attorney, Rafael E. Alvarado, Jr., Assistant City Attorney; Jarvis Fay Doporto & Gibson, Julie M. Randolph, Andrea J. Saltzman, Rick W. Jarvis, for Defendants and Appellants., Ellman Burke Hoffman & Johnson, Christine W. Griffith, Ivo Keller; Zacks Utrecht & Leadbetter, Andrew M. Zacks, Paul F. Utrecht, for Petitioner and Respondent.