Manhattan Beach
Easy Reader: CA Supreme Court rejects Manhattan Beach Short-Term Rental ban
“The City of Manhattan Beach’s long legal fight to uphold its ban on short-term rentals in neighborhoods near the beach was dealt a third and final blow last month when the California Supreme Court declined to take up the case.” […] “Angel said Manhattan Beach had badly overreached, in blatant disregard for state law intended…
Easy Reader: The city of Manhattan Beach Short-term rental ban rejected by Court, again
“A state appeals court last week ruled that the City of Manhattan Beach’s ban on short-term rentals flouted California law protecting coastal access, and is not legal. “A sharply worded 11-page opinion, issued by the three-judge Second District Court of Appeal panel, and authored by Justice John Shepard Wiley Jr., rejected the City’s argument that…
Update on Manhattan Beach Coastal Zone Short-Term Vacation Rental Litigation
Angel Law is pleased to announce that on April 6, 2022, the California Court of Appeal issued its opinion finding no merit to the city of Manhattan Beach’s appeal from the Los Angeles County Superior Court judgment we secured in August 2020, invalidating the city’s sweeping ban on rentals for less than 30 days (short-term rentals) in…
Daily Breeze: State Court of Appeals upholds ruling against Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban
“The California Court of Appeal has denied Manhattan Beach’s appeal to the Los Angeles Superior Court’s decision from nearly two years ago that ordered the city to cease a ban on renting rooms right next to the beach.” Read about Angel Law’s recent appellate victory concerning the short-term rental ban in the Manhattan Beach coastal…
Easy Reader: Judge rules Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban is illegal in coastal zone
Angel Law’s successful court challenge to Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban in the California coastal zone has received further coverage in The Easy Reader News: “Judge rules Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban is illegal in coastal zone” by Mark McDermott (9/4/2020). “ ‘This strikes me as a blatant disregard of their responsibilities to provide public…
Easy Reader: Court rules Manhattan Beach cannot ban coastal short-term rentals
Angel Law’s successful court challenge to Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban in the California coastal zone was reported in The Easy Reader News in“Court rules Manhattan Beach cannot ban coastal short-term rentals” by Mark McDermott (8/10/2020). “ ‘That 2019 ordinance, and the enforcement crackdown, has been extremely drastic, as seen through the lens of my…
The Beach Reporter: Manhattan Beach’s short-term rental ban null until state Coastal Commission approves
“ ‘The Commission allows reasonable restrictions,’ said Frank Angel, the petitioner’s attorney, by phone Tuesday, ‘But they don’t allow what Manhattan Beach did: A categorical, absolute ban throughout every residential zone in the coastal zone.’ ”
Angel Law Wins Court Decision Invalidating City of Manhattan Beach Ordinances Banning Overnight Visitor Access to the Coastal Zone
Angel Law has won a decisive court ruling in a lawsuit it litigated against the City of Manhattan Beach, targeting a sweeping ban on short-term rentals (STRs). STRs are rentals for less than 30 days. The Manhattan Beach city council passed a first ordinance banning STRs in June 2015. In April of last year, it…