The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 30, 2017, denied a petition for certiorari filed by the developers of an 11-unit residential condominium project in the City of West Hollywood seeking to challenge the application by the City of...more
11/1/2017
/ Affordable Housing ,
Appeals ,
Building Permits ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Condominiums ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Construction Industry ,
In-Lieu Fees ,
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance ,
Local Ordinance ,
Petition for Review ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Real Estate Development ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review
In Murr v. Wisconsin, No. 15-214, 2017 WL 2694699 (U.S.S.C. June 23, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court, in a majority opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, addressed "one of the critical questions" in the law of regulatory takings:...more
6/30/2017
/ City Planning Departments ,
Common Ownership ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Just Compensation ,
Land Developers ,
Land Parcels ,
Murr v Wisconsin ,
Private Property ,
Property Owners ,
Reasonable Expectations Test ,
Regulatory Takings ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Takings Clause ,
Zoning Laws
In a recent decision, California's Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court order and upheld the City of San Jose's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance as a legitimate exercise of the local police power. California...more