Javidzad v. City of Santa Monica

Opinion

KLEIN, P. J.

Defendants and appellants the City of Santa Monica (City), the Santa Monica Rent Control Board (Board), and William Rome (Rome) (collectively, appellants), appeal a judgment granting a petition for peremptory writ of mandate. The judgment directed the City and the Board to process an application by plaintiffs and respondents Fariborz Javidzad, Faramarz Javidzad, and Moussa Javidzad (collectively, the Javidzads) for a demolition permit without requiring the Javidzads first to obtain from the Board a removal permit authorizing the permanent removal of the property from the…