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

No. McHugh is not correct.

Explanation:

A jury trial is not necessarily required in all cases.  The Board is like a panel of judges who decide a case after preliminary investigations have been conducted and the facts established.  Moreover, the case is a civil matter and not a criminal issue that would require the presence of a jury.  It is not improper for a legally constituted board to hear a civil disobedience case and render a verdict, according to established rules.

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