Town of Levant v. Taylor

Majority: LEVY, SILVER, MEAD, GORMAN, and JABAR, JJ.

Dissent: ALEXANDER, J.

LEVY, J.

[¶ 1] Lawrence A. Taylor and Donald C. Taylor appeal from a judgment of the District Court (Newport, Sparaco, J.) concluding that they violated the Town of Levant’s Land Use Ordinance and awarding civil penalties, costs, and attorney fees in the Town’s action brought pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 80K and 30-A M.R.S. § 4452 (2010). The Taylors contend that they cannot be held responsible for a land use violation resulting from actions taken on their land by a third party. We affirm the judgment.

I. CASE HISTORY

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