Real Property
Flooding
Unpermitted Bathroom
Luke Pfaffinger, Julie Pfaffinger v. County of Los Angeles
Published: Sep. 22, 2017 | Result Date: Aug. 25, 2017 | Filing Date: Oct. 30, 2015 |Case number: BC599525 Settlement – $87,112
Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Peter C. Wright
(Irsfeld, Irsfeld & Younger LLP)
Defendant
Richard K. Kudo
(Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel)
Facts
Luke Pfaffinger and Julie Pfaffinger sued the County of Los Angeles, in connection with water damage to their Altadena property.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs claimed sewage and wastewater flooded plaintiffs' garage as a result of a sewer backup in the mainline.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant contended that the bathroom that flooded did not have a proper permit.
Result
The parties reached an $87,112 settlement. Additionally, the Pfaffingers agreed to dismantle the unpermitted bathroom.
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