Real Estate/Development,
Land Use,
Insurance
Jan. 13, 2025
New regulations might make rebuilding difficult for those who lost homes in LA fires
Much has changed since neighborhoods like Pacific Palisades were developed, land use attorneys warned. Rebuilding will be difficult, or in some cases impossible.
Land use attorneys say that owners of older and historic properties in Pacific Palisades and Malibu built before the 1970s will have trouble rebuilding their homes, lost in last week's Palisades Fire, because regulatory developments over the decades since have likely rendered many dwellings "non-conforming."
Pacific Palisades, part of the city of Los Angeles, and Malibu, an independent municipality, were two of the areas in Los Angeles County that were hit the hardes...
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