Today we filed the Opening_Brief (250kb pdf) in Maui Vacation Rental Association, Inc. v. County of Maui, No. 08-15251, the Ninth Circuit appeal from the Hawaii district court’s dismissal of MVRA‘s complaint which sought to declare Maui’s shut down of vacation rentals illegal.
I won’t go into details of the case since the brief spells out the facts and arguments, but here are some prior posts on the case, and links to media coverage:
- Los Angeles Times: Maui: Vacation rentals and B&Bs shut down and 50 illegal Maui B&Bs & vacation rentals shut down
- San Francisco Chronicle: Maui County closes unlicensed bed and breakfasts and vacation rentals
- The Maui News: Vacation rental suit dismissed in federal court
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Maui B&Bs face ‘crisis’
- inversecondemnation.com: Federal Court Dismisses Vacation Rental Due Process Claims — Details (with links to the District Court’s opinion, MVRA’s complaint, and the briefs in the district court)