The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Lingle v. Chevron that Hawaii's gas station rent control does not violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. The SPOSF Institute joined with other organizations (San Francisco Apartment Association, San Francisco Association of Realtors and California Apartment Association) to file an amicus brief against the State of Hawaii. That brief was designed to bring the issue of rent control to the national arena and inform the Court that its decision would have a significant impact on small property owners, and not just on multi-national oil companies.