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Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)

Citation
Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)
Parent Document
Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2026-05-14

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1      “Under article XI, section 5, subdivision (a) of the
California Constitution, a charter city such as [Los Angeles] is
exempt from the ‘ “ ‘conflict with general laws’ ” ’ restrictions
under section 7 ‘ “with respect to its municipal affairs.” ’ ”
(Pasadena, supra, 117 Cal.App.5th at p. 228, fn. 13; see Sherwin-
Williams Co. v. City of Los Angeles (1993) 4 Cal.4th 893, 897,
fn. 1; City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. State of California (2025)
114 Cal.App.5th 13, 23 [discussing this “limited” exemption
known as “the ‘home rule’ or municipal affairs doctrine”].)
“[R]ent control is not a municipal affair as to which a charter
provision would prevail over general state law” (Birkenfeld v.
Berkeley (1976) 17 Cal.3d 129, 141 (Birkenfeld)), and the City’s
relocation assistance and eviction threshold requirements do not
constitute “municipal affairs.”