Lawsuit Against Santa Barbara's Ban On Short-Term Rentals Can Proceed
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- Published: 16 March 2017
Jason Wansor and Travis Logue, attorneys with the Santa Barbara law firm of Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP, are representing Theo Kracke in his lawsuit against the City of Santa Barbara over its ban of short-term vacation rentals.
This article was written by Keith Hamm, and published by the Santa Barbara Independent on March 16, 2017.
Ventura Judge Mark Borrell has given Theo Kracke — owner of Paradise Retreats vacation rental management — 20 days to beef up his argument that Santa Barbara’s 180-degree change of heart concerning short-term vacation rentals “has changed the intensity and use of land” within city limits and therefore constitutes a “development” requiring permission from the California Coastal Commission. Kracke’s lawyer, Travis Logue, said the amended lawsuit will likely include a recent commission letter encouraging cities to regulate vacation rentals. Borrell also ruled against the city’s anti-SLAPP allegations that Kracke’s lawsuit constituted what City Attorney Ariel Calonne called “a direct attack on the First Amendment rights of 70 [public speakers and] the City Council.”.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Theo Kracke
805-275-1851
theo@paradiseretreats.com
