California Apartment Ass'n v. City of Fremont

Opinion

RUVOLO, J.

I

Introduction

Health and Safety Code section 17958 1 states that California’s Building Standards Code (the State Code) becomes effective 180 days following publication of a new State Code, unless amended by local authorities. Appellants California Apartment Association and Rental Housing Owners of Southern Alameda (collectively CAA) brought suit against the City of Fremont (the City), claiming the City’s fire sprinkler ordinances requiring automatic fire sprinklers in certain apartment buildings, which were adopted outside the 180-day period, were not timely adopted and,…