Santa Barbara Rental Property Association is taking legal action to invalidate the city’s temporary rent increase moratorium.

The city of Santa Barbara's temporary rent freeze has led to a lawsuit. On February 26th, the city's temporary rent freeze ...

The Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA), represented by attorney Barry Cappello, is planning on taking legal action against the City of Santa Barbara in an attempt to invalidate the ...

A ranch-style Santa Barbara home, built in 1957 and set on a rare multi-acre parcel, has hit the market for $3.295 million.

In an effort to call the city of Santa Barbara's temporary rent freeze ordinance illegal, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association is taking legal action against the city to invalidate the freeze ...

The proposed measure could generate $5 million to $6 million annually and may appear on the November 2026 ballot.

Property owners say the City of Santa Barbara’s temporary moratorium on rent increases is illegal and threatens the housing market.

Cappello & Noël LLP, representing the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association, says it intends to file a lawsuit next week aimed at halting the city's rent freeze ordinance.

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Occupying a prized parcel of land once home to the legendary 400-room Potter Hotel is the recently reimagined and rebranded hotel The Milo. Located on famed Cabrillo Boulevard, the 121-room beachfront ...