Legal Opinion

Donohue v. Santa Paula West Mobile Home Park

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 29, 1996No. B099368PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

YEGAN, J.

Government Code section 66427.5 requires the subdivider of a mobilehome park converted to resident ownership to avoid the “economic displacement” of “nonpurchasing residents” by, among other things, limiting the time period over which space rents “may increase from the preconversion rent to market levels . . . .” (Gov. Code, § 66427.5, subd. (d)(1).) The City of Santa Paula (City) has adopted, by initiative, a mobilehome space rent stabilization ordinance (Santa Paula Mun. Code, ch. 8.48), that allows smaller rent increases over the same period of time (the initiative).

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Birkenfeld v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Fisher v. City of BerkeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  3. City and County of San Francisco v. FarrellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Unzueta v. Ocean View School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  5. Kwan v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1994

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates, LLC v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. City of Carson Mobilehome Park Rental Review BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation v. City of EscondidoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  4. El Dorado Palm Springs, Ltd. v. City of Palm SpringsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  5. Sequoia Park Associates v. County of SonomaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009

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