Business Law 5th Edition by David Twomey ,Marianne Jennings ,Stephanie Greene

Exercise 6

Santa Monica adopted a rent control ordinance authorizing the Rent Control Board to set the amount of rents that could be charged. At a hearing before it, the board determined that McHugh was charging his tenants a rent higher than the maximum allowed. McHugh claimed that the action of the board was improper because there was no jury trial. Is McHugh correct Why or why not [ McHugh v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board, 777 P.2d 911 (Cal.)]