Goldstone

Appellant Paul Goldstone, as trustee of the Trust U.T.D. June 27, 2003 (Goldstone), appeals from a judgment entered on his petition for writ of administrative mandamus, which sought to overturn the decision of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors denying an application to convert the Alimur Mobilehome Park (Alimur) from rental to condominium ownership. That petition was opposed in the trial court by respondent County of Santa Cruz (County) and intervener Alimur Park Homeowners Association (HOA).

On appeal, Goldstone contends that County exceeded its authority under Government Code section 66427.5 1 by relying on the near-unanimous opposition of the mobilehome park residents, as reflected in a survey of resident support, as the reason for denying the conversion application. According to Goldstone, section 66427.5, subdivision (e) requires that the scope of a conversion application hearing is limited to determining whether or not the applicant complied with section 66427.5’s requirements.

We disagree and shall affirm the judgment. Under section 66427.5, subdivision (d)(5), County was authorized to take the results of the resident survey into account when making its…