United States Ninth Circuit

Los Angeles's Rent Stabilization Ordinance is a generally-applicable rent control ordinance that does not unduly interfere with federal housing programs, and is not preempted either expressly or on conflict grounds.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/04/2003
• Decided 09/08/2003
• Published 09/08/2003

Judges

• Before THOMPSON, TROTT, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan S. Azad and Kathryn M. Davis, Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant., Harry J. Kelly, Nixon Peabody, Washington, DC, for the amici curiae in support of plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth T. Fong, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee., Kenyon F. Dobberteen, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, for the intervenors-appellees., David Pallack and Min Chang, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Pacoima, CA, James R. Grow and Craig Castellanet, National Housing Law Project, Oakland, CA, Deanna Kitamura, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Los Angeles, CA, for the amici curiae in support of defendant-appellee.