Carson Mobilehome Park Owners' Ass'n v. City of Carson

Opinion

BIRD, C. J.

The sole issue presented by this case is whether the City of Carson’s mobilehome rent control ordinance is constitutional on its face.

I

In May of 1979, the Carson City Council adopted a 90-day moratorium on rent increases in mobilehome parks. The moratorium was designed to preserve the status quo while the city council considered what legislative solution, if any, would be appropriate to combat rapidly increasing mobilehome rents and a serious shortage of mobilehome rental spaces.

Approximately three months later, the city council adopted ordinance number 79-485U regulating…