Southern California Rental Housing Association v. County of San Diego

I. Factual Background

3 Plaintiff Southern California Rental Housing Association (“SCRHA” or “Plaintiff”) challenges the eviction moratorium imposed by Ordinance 10724 which was enacted by County Defendants (“County”) on May 4, with an effective date of June 3. Plaintiff SCRHA is a membership-based trade association located in Southern California that serves to protect and advocate for the rights of rental housing owners. (Mot at 11). Prior to the Ordinance’s enactment, SCRHA provided comments to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors recommending the Board reject adoption of the moratorium. (Id. at 12). SCRHA asserts that individual members including Michael and April Solis, and Irma Pintor, among others, are “suffering mental and emotional anguish because of the moratorium, as they face problematic tenants who are damaging property, creating nuisances, and disturbing the peace and quiet enjoyment that good tenants are entitled to.” (Id. at 14). 16 The worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus respiratory disease, 17 abbreviated as COVID-19, began in early 2020. Governments quickly…