Law Practice
Jan. 25, 2010
Legal Battles Heat Up Over Rent Control
Emboldened by a recent 9th Circuit opinion, owners of trailer parks are increasingly challenging local government ordinances that cap the rent they can charge.
By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Long considered bastions of affordable housing in California, mobile home parks' low monthly space rents are big draws for seniors and others on fixed incomes. To keep those fees down, dozens of cities and counties across the state drafted rent control ordinances in the past few decades as housing became more scarce and property values shot up.
Now trailer parks are increasi...
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