1041 20TH St., LLC v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd.

*379*32I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs, 1041 20th Street, LLC and ASN Santa Monica, LLC, filed petitions for writs of administrative mandamus ( Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5 ), and 1041 20th Street, LLC also filed a complaint for declaratory relief, requesting, among other things, a finding that defendant Santa Monica Rent Control Board (the Board) was equitably estopped from asserting that rental properties were subject to rent control.1 The trial court granted the petitions and the requested declaratory relief. The Board appeals, contending that it did not have authority to permanently exempt rental…