Legal Opinion
Lena R. Schnuck v. City of Santa Monica
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1991No. 89-55283PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Lena Schnuck brought this action attacking the Santa Monica, California, Rent Control Law on several constitutional grounds. The district court entered summary judgment against her, and she appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
In 1979, Santa Monica voters adopted by initiative an amendment to the City Charter imposing a comprehensive rent control system within the City. Santa Monica City Charter, Article XVIII, § 1800 et seq. This Rent Control Law, as we will call it, defined certain rental properties as controlled units, and limited the rents that could be charged for those…
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