California Court of Appeal

Monks v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, B201280

In a real property matter related to an ordinance passed by defendant-city imposing a moratorium on construction of new homes in vicinity where landslides occurred, writ of administrative mandate to invalidate resolution making it impossible for plaintiffs to build a home is reversed where the resolution, by implementing the moratorium and continuing to prevent plaintiffs from building on their properties, "deprive[d] [plaintiffs'] land of all economically beneficial use."

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/01/2008
• Published 10/01/2008

Judges

• MALLANO, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stuart Miller;  Wellman & Warren and Scott W. Wellman, Laguna Hills, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kutak Rock, Edwin J. Richards and Julie R. Beaton, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.