RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

October 2008

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First District Court Upholds County Order to Remove Recreational Club’s Long-Standing Illegal Structures
Golden Gate Water Ski Club v. County of Contra Costa,

In Golden Gate Water Ski Club v. County of Contra Costa, on July 25 the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District affirmed that a city or county may order demolishment and removal of illegal, unpermitted structures, despite a considerable lapse in time and delay in the enforcement action.