SBRPA files lawsuit in Federal Court challenging Santa Barbara Rent Freeze Ordinance

Here are the documents and articles related to the Santa Barbara Rent Freeze Ordinance:

• 04-03-2026 Official Complaint Filing, Cappello & Noel, LLP
• 04-06-2026 Press Release: SBRPA Files Legal Challenge, Cappello & Noel, LLP
• 06-2026 Rent Freeze Lawsuit Update, Cappello & Noel
• 06-09-2026 SB City Council Draft Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance Letter – SBAOR & SBRPA
• 06-23-2026 Santa Barbara’s Newly Adopted Rent Freeze is Reshaping Multifamily Property Values – Mike Lopus, VP Colliers
• The Sixty Percent Experiment: Santa Barbara's  New Rent Math - and the Free Calculator That  Puts 11 Fair Return11 to the Test  By Jack Gilbert - The Golis Team at Radius Commercial Real Estate 
• We will fight to protect property rights at the ballot box, in the courts, and now by referendum. By Don Katich — SBRPA Board of Directors

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