In Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, 116 Cal.App.5th 488 (2025), the Second District Court of Appeal held that a recorded density bonus agreement requiring long-term affordable housing survives a foreclosure sale. The court’s...more
1/15/2026
/ Affordable Housing ,
Appellate Courts ,
California ,
Density Bonus ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreclosure Sales ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Zoning Laws
Twice in the past five years, San Diego voters have approved ballot initiatives seeking to raise the 30-foot height limit for buildings in the city’s Midway-Pacific Highway Community Planning Area (often referred to as the...more
The First District Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore, ___ Cal. App. 5th ___, 2025 WL 2837353 (Oct. 7, 2025) (Move Eden II), illustrates how California cities and developers should...more
The First District Court of Appeal held that a local government may condition the issuance of a permit to build residential units on agricultural land on the developer’s willingness to record a restrictive covenant. ...more
9/16/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
California ,
Dolan v City of Tigard ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Local Ordinance ,
Nollan v California Coastal Commission ,
Permits ,
Real Estate Development ,
Takings Clause ,
Unconstitutional Condition ,
Zoning Laws
The First District Court of Appeal’s recent published opinion in Thacker v. City of Fairfield, ___ Cal. App. 5th__, 2025 WL 2476455 (Aug. 28, 2025), clarifies how Proposition 218 applies to special assessments that predated...more