Borten v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board

Opinion

VOGEL, J.

In Bisno v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd. (2005) 130 Cal.App.4th 816 [30 Cal.Rptr.3d 441], we held that the Santa Monica Rent Control Law requires landlords to subsidize rent for those who reside principally in their rent controlled units, but not the rent of those who use their rental units for other purposes. We upheld the Santa Monica Rent Control Board’s regulation. 3304, which permits a landlord to petition the board for a determination that a tenant is not using a rental unit as his *1487primary residence, which determination (if favorable to the landlord) entitles him to…