Judge Restricts Redlands’ Use of Hangars in Lease Dispute With Coyote Aviation

Jul. 19—Coyote Aviation, the former operator of a hangar facility at the Redlands Municipal Airport, has won a temporary restraining order against the city in its ongoing dispute over a land lease agreement.

The order prevents the city from modifying the hangars or collecting rent from the tenants, according to Redlands spokesperson Carl Baker.

Built by Coyote Aviation in 1999 on land leased from the city, the hangar facility came under Redlands' control in March after the city evicted the company from the airport.

"A reminder: This dispute came because the city made an error on the land lease agreement," Coyote Aviation founder Gil Brown said via email on Thursday, July 18.

The company and city have been embroiled in a lease dispute for nearly four years. Redlands maintains Coyote let its lease lapse but the company says the city terminated it after making an error on the original agreement.

A San Bernardino Superior Court judge ruled in the city's favor, however, and Redlands began renting out the hangars after evicting Coyote from the property.

Brown promised the fight was far from over.

In late June, San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Thomas Garza issued a temporary restraining order against the city, restricting the city's use of and possession of the hangars. The 30-day order expires July 26.

According to Brown, Coyote plans to return to court Aug. 2 to seek a "more permanent" order that, he said, "prevents the city from profiting by renting out the hangar units which Coyote built and for which it paid."

Originally Published: July 19, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

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