Marcus Brown was excited to present at a recent event hosted by HowManyDoors, an innovative company who helps simplify real estate investment. He shared information about LLCs for holding real estate and enjoyed meeting the impressive group of investors. Thank you to Duncan Jackson, Mike Bardy, and HowManyDoors.
Marcus Brown recently spoke to the 680 Exchange commercial real estate group. His topic, “The Latest in Real Estate Litigation 2017,” covered a legal and practical analysis of three case studies: (1) ADA litigation; (2) Lending on Trust Property; and (3) Binding Arbitration. Thanks to Greg Griffin of AEI Consultants and Peter Maclennan of Maclennan Investment Group, Inc. for hosting.
On July 6, 2017, the Supreme Court of California held that landowners could not contest unfavorable permit conditions because they had proceeded with construction during the litigation, forfeiting their challenge. (Lynch v. California Coastal Commission, Case no. S221980 (Cal. 2017)). The court reached this conclusion even though the owners had proceeded with construction under protest and even though the permit was for a protective seawall that could not wait for litigation. The court said the owners should have sought and proceeded under an alternative emergency permit.
The conditions at issue imposed by the California Coastal Commission were (1) prohibition of reconstruction of a stairway to the beach; (2) expiration of the permit in 20 years and limitations on future blufftop redevelopment; and (3) before expiration of the 20-year period, landowners to apply for a new permit to remove/alter the seawall or extend the authorization period.
