Larchmont Bungalow Owners Plead Not Guilty
THE LARCHMONT BUNGALOW continues to remain open after its permit was revoked, and after the city won a civil case in December
The owners of the Larchmont Bungalow pleaded not guilty to three criminal charges last month paving the way for a pre-trial hearing on Fri., April 27.
L.A. Superior Court Judge Paul Suzuki moved the case forward after the plea hearing Feb. 28 with Bungalow defense attorney Mitchell Egers. The pre-trial will be at Criminal Central Court, 210 W. Temple, Div. 40. A trial judge will be assigned to the case.
A jury must be sworn in within 30 days by May 27, said deputy city attorney Serena Christion.
Criminal charges against the Bungalow, 107 N. Larchmont Blvd., stem from operating without a certificate of occupancy, failing to comply with the city Dept. of Building and Safety and providing false information on the application for the certificate of occupancy, Christion said.
Civil case
The Bungalow continues to remain open after its permit was revoked, and after the city won a civil case in December. The latter is pending an appeal, said deputy city attorney Kim Rodgers Westoff.
In the civil case, an L.A. Superior Court judge ruled Bungalow owner Albert Mizrahi violated a covenant promising he would not have dining tables and chairs at the licensed take out.
He opened the Bungalow in Sept. 2009 with tables and chairs. Sit-down restaurants are limited on Larchmont per city zoning.
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