Environmental Law: Nollan vs. CCC
Abstract of:
483 U.S. 825, 97 L. Ed.2d 677
James Patrick Nollan, et
ux., Appellant
v.
California Coastal
Commission.
Case Definition:
The case is Nollan versus the California Coastal Commission. The
Nollans were the appellates against a decision made by the California Coastal
Commission (CCC).
The Nollans had been leasing a property on the California coast with
which they had an option to buy. The property lies directly at the foot of the
Pacific Ocean and is a prime piece of real estate on the California Coast. The
property had been used by the Nollans to rent out during the summer months to
vacationers. At the end of the Nollans' lease they took the option to purchase
the land and began preparing for the terms of purchase by the previous land
owner. Among those terms was the demolishing of the small deteriorating
bungalow that the Nollans had been leasing. The Nollans had planned to......
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