Super-rich Santa Barbara descends into toxic war over rent crisis: ‘Unconstitutional’

Source: New York Post

A super-rich California city has splintered over a rent freeze that local property owners claim is unconstitutional. The Santa Barbara City Council enacted a temporary moratorium in February on rent increases citywide for older units. A group of homeowners and the Santa Barbara Property Owners Association filed a lawsuit against the freeze last month, branding it unconstitutional and arguing council members abused their power.