July 27, 2017 -- A Santa Monica landlord group can move ahead with a lawsuit against the city's Rent Control Board (RCB) alleging property owners have the right to charge new tenants for water in buildings that have a master meter.

The Superior Court's decision to reject the Rent Board's motion to dismiss the case filed by ACTION Apartment Association last year was handed down on July 14.

“The RCB tried to avoid judicial review of their policy by asserting procedural arguments that are now behind us so that the policy will be reviewed on its merits,” Don Woods, the plaintiff's attorney, said in a statement issued Wednesday.

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