Batta

Filed 10/29/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

ELI G. BATTA et al., B326589

Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Los Angeles County v. Super. Ct. No. 19VECV01805)

THERESE R. HUNT,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Shirley K. Watkins, Judge. Reversed and remanded. Yates Litigation and John R. Yates for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Schorr Law, Zachary D. Schorr, and Stephanie C. Goldstein for Defendant and Appellant. _________________________________ This case involves a dispute over two adjacent parcels of property each containing a multi-unit apartment complex with on-site parking for their residents. The parties sought to determine their rights regarding a purported easement to use a disputed area on one parcel for additional space for tenant parking and trash dumpsters. After a bench trial, the trial court entered a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, appellants, and cross-respondents Eli and Maha Batta (the Battas), finding they had established easement rights for additional parking and the dumpsters…