# Santa Monica Rent Control Board Meeting - October 8th, 2026


**Body:** City of Santa Monica
**Date:** October 09, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The Santa Monica Rent Control Board’s regular meeting was held October 8, 2026. In closed session, the Board authorized the general counsel to file an amicus brief in *Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles*, which had been accepted for review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Board unanimously granted a permanent rent-control exemption for units E and F at 2820 Exposition Boulevard and unanimously affirmed a hearing officer’s decision on a tenant’s construction-related rent-decrease appeal. The transcript records a motion on another single-family-home exemption application but does not include its vote outcome.

The Board received an annual report on collection of past-due rent-control registration fees: the corrected total collected for the current cycle was $81,441.63. Staff said collection efforts are reducing the backlog and help support balanced budgets and limit pressure to raise registration fees. Public comments raised concerns about rent-decrease petition procedures, landlord maintenance and costs, registration-fee enforcement, and tenant protections. No procurement activity, contract awards, or purchasing decisions were identified.

**Source:** City of Santa Monica