LEGAL AFFAIRS – The city of Manhattan Beach Short-term rental ban rejected by Court, again

by Mark McDermott A state appeals court last week ruled that the City of Manhattan Beach’s ban on short-term rentals flouted California law protecting coastal access, and is not legal. A sharply worded 11-page opinion, issued by the three-judge Second District Court of Appeal panel, and authored by Justice John Shepard Wiley Jr., rejected the City’s argument that it did not need California Coastal Commission approval for its ban on short-term rentals, such as Airbnb in its