One of the key problems contributing to California's housing crisis is that it is relatively easy for housing opponents to file litigation challenging housing approvals, and even a completely meritless lawsuit can cause years...more
O'Brien Land Company's more than a decade-long odyssey to build 315 zoning-compliant homes – chronicled in Conor Dougherty's book Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America – has become the stuff of housing law legend,...more
In California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund v. City of San Mateo, now the leading published authority on California's Housing Accountability Act (HAA), California's First District Court of Appeal affirmed that the...more
In Linovitz Capo Shores LLC v. Calif. Coastal Commission (Linovitz Capo), California's Fourth District Court of Appeal applied and reconciled three different statutes. The first, the California Mobilehome Parks Act...more
7/4/2021
/ Appeals ,
California Coastal Commission ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Due Process ,
Housing Market ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Mobile Homes ,
Public Hearing ,
Public Notice ,
Real Estate Development ,
Reversal ,
Split of Authority
The California Court of Appeal has delivered a victory to Holland & Knight clients Ruegg & Ellsworth and Frank Spenger Company, as well as to housing advocates across the state, in a landmark opinion on the state's new...more
For decades, the California State Legislature has enacted numerous laws that limit the authority of local governments to constrain the supply and affordability of housing. These include the Housing Element Law, which requires...more
12/5/2019
/ Affordable Housing ,
Appeals ,
City Charters ,
Legislative History ,
Low Income Housing ,
Municipalities ,
Public Land ,
Real Estate Development ,
Reversal ,
State and Local Government ,
State Constitutions ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
This report analyzes all published opinions from 1997 through 2012 litigated to the California Court of Appeal or the California Supreme Court concerning the analytical validity of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or...more