A temporary restraining order issued last Friday that protected tenants of East Palo Alto apartments owned by Woodland Management Co. from retaliation for not paying scheduled rent increases was overturned Wednesday.
San Mateo County Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Foiles overturned the decision by Judge Joseph Bergeron last Friday to issue the temporary restraining order.
Woodland Park, formerly known as Page Mill Properties, has been in a legal dispute with the city since early this year over the amount of rent increases it is allowed.
The city claims that the rent increases violate the increases allowed by the city's Rent Stabilization Board, while the company won an earlier court ruling that the city's attempt to limit rent increases violated state law.
The company owns about 1,750 apartments in East Palo Alto.
The issue of how rents are calculated and allowed is still pending in court, which includes a preliminary hearing Thursday morning.
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