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- Rebuilding After the Palisades Fire: Why Marquez Knolls View Covenants Still Bite New Construction
- Private Cause of Action for Municipal Code violation (Gov’t Code 36900): California Supreme Court case update Cohen v. Superior Court is fully briefed
- The California Supreme Court granted review of Riley
- City of Los Angeles “Amicus” Briefs against Riley
- Fence, Tree, and Hedge Height Law
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Rebuilding After the Palisades Fire: Why Marquez Knolls View Covenants Still Bite New Construction
A recent ruling in a pending case (Rassekhi v. Cheng) signals that homeowners rebuilding fire-destroyed homes cannot treat the neighborhood’s recorded view protections as a dead letter — and that the long-dormant one-story height limit may be back in play. … Continue reading
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Tagged cc&r, Marquez Knolls, Neighbor v. Neighbor, view rights
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Private Cause of Action for Municipal Code violation (Gov’t Code 36900): California Supreme Court case update Cohen v. Superior Court is fully briefed
Can You Sue Over a Neighbor’s Code Violation? Question: How can an attorney help a client when a neighbor violates local building or zoning codes—and the city refuses to investigate or enforce? The Core Issue: Does Government Code Section 36900(a) grant private … Continue reading
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The California Supreme Court granted review of Riley
Fighting for property owner’s view rights! On September 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court granted Turner Law’s petition for review in Cohen vs. Superior Court (Schwartz): “The issue to be briefed and argued is limited to the following: “Does Government … Continue reading
Fence, Tree, and Hedge Height Law
By Keith Turner and Justin Escano Fence, Tree, and Hedge Height Law Is property subject to CCRs or other recorded property specific restrictions? Local Zoning – local Municipal Code provisions Spite fence law Is property subject to CCRs or other … Continue reading
6/21/19 COURT OF APPEAL GUTTED VIEW RIGHTS PROVIDED BY THE MARQUEZ KNOLLS CC&Rs
UPDATE 2.9.23: Since the Court of Appeal’s decision in June 2019, there have been new cases interpreting the Court’s analysis. More information here: Post-Eisen Cases UPDATE 9.12.19: The Supreme Court has denied the Petition for Review and Request for Depublication. … Continue reading
8/1/19: Infamous Rustic Canyon house finally demolished after 17 years of litigation
In 1998, a property owner (Mehr Beglari) pulled permits for a remodel of an existing home in the Rustic Canyon area of Pacific Palisades. Five neighbors complained to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), alleging that the … Continue reading
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Horowitz/Belgari case documents
Below is a collection of documents from the infamous Horotiwz and Belgari cases which have resulted in the demolition of the residence at 909 Greentree Road in the Rustic Canyon area of Pacific Palisades. 2002 Complaint Horwitz vs. City of … Continue reading
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(THIS POST HAS BEE UPDATED.) Marquez Knolls’ view rights under attack again (Eisen vs. Tavangarian)
Eisen, Tavangarian, Zabrucky v. McAdams, view rights, CC&Rs, Justice Dennis M. Perluss, John L. Segal Continue reading
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Tagged Eisen vs. Tavangarian, Los Angeles, Marquez Knolls CC&Rs, Pacific Palisades, view rights
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View Rights and Inverse Condemnation
Date: August 13, 2017Author: Turner Law Firm— Edit (by Keith Turner, Esq. and Emma Samyan, Loyola Law School, J.D. Candidate | Class of 2018) An ocean, mountain, city or other view can add a lot to a property’s value. However, as “a general … Continue reading
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