A judge in Santa Clara County heard arguments — but did not rule — Tuesday in a case that will determine whether rent control can move forward in Mountain View.

The California Apartment Association already has been granted a temporary restraining order against Mountain View’s Measure V, which would limit rent increases to the consumer price index for certain properties and make it harder to evict tenants. If the judge rules in favor of the landlord group, the measure would be further delayed while the case works its way through the court.

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“I feel very optimistic,” said Juliet Brodie, a Stanford Law School professor who helped counsel renter advocates in Mountain View. “The California Apartment Association is throwing old arguments against the wall hoping something’s going to stick.”

Brodie said there’s no telling when the judge will rule on the preliminary injunction. But the judge in the Richmond case took a couple of weeks. Brodie said she’d be surprised if it took that long.