Real estate and Land Use laws are always changing. CalViewLaw™ can help you keep with new ordinances and government policies that may affect your property.
The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bathroom house at 333 Belvedere Ave. featured views of the bay, San Francisco skyline and Golden Gate Bridge. But after paying $4.2 million for the property earlier this year, the couple next door is tearing it down and replacing it with bushes and trees.
This view restoration matter was resolved by reference to the City of Palos Verdes Estates Tree Management Policy.
A nasty neighbor can be a terrible scourge upon an otherwise peaceful community where cooperation is prized. Fortunately, some cities, states and home associations have rules that take into account bad taste and that unfortunate human trait called ‘spite.’
Is a complaint against a loud dog more important than your frustration over the blockage of your priceless ocean view?
Apparently. While many Southern California municipalities, associations and city governments will use their staff resources and attorneys to enforce noise and most other tree ordinances, when it comes to view ordinances … not so much.
As crusaders for view protection and view restoration, WE continue to be amazed – and at times utterly baffled – by municipalities and associations that spend years creating a much-needed view law ordinance that they then cannot or will not fully enforce.
Our mission as crusaders for view protection and restoration is to provide you with helpful information for capturing the value of your magnificent view.
Earlier this year, I watched a video that provided a tour of the highest penthouse in Manhattan. How I marveled at the unblemished views of the city, the Hudson River and beyond. On a clear day, or so it would seem, the occupants truly can see forever. At a rental cost in the vicinity of $60,000 per month, the views had better be glorious.
In 1906, the view from the grandstand and clubhouse of the old Pacific Beach racetrack in San Diego was spacious and gorgeous.
More than 100 years later, many properties have been bought and sold in the Southern California city. And many new buildings have risen. Change is inevitable.
Yet what has not changed is a court ruling that continues to shape how cities resolve view law disputes.
When does a quiet, beautiful neighborhood turn into a nightmare?
When a homeowner plants a row of trees for privacy and in doing so blocks the ocean view of her neighbor.
Ah, modern life.
The recent View Ordinance debate in Malibu was captivating. As Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Arthur Miller once remarked, drama is not about Right vs. Wrong. The most engaging conflicts arise from situations where people on both sides of the argument have good points to make.