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Zoning Appeals: Have We Been Doing This Wrong for 30 Years?

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Since the end of 1993, Florida land use and zoning lawyers have been taught the basics: a rezoning hearing is quasi-judicial in nature and appeals of the decision go to circuit court on certiorari review. Why is this? Because...more

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Lot Created on 1869 Map and Conveyed With Fewer Than Four Other Lots Was Lawfully Subdivided

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The First District Court of Appeal held that a single deed conveying four or fewer contiguous lots can qualify for a presumption of legality under section 66412.6(a) of the Subdivision Map Act so long as the lots are...more

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Bond Properly Required for Challenge to Affordable Housing

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A local organization appealed the denial of its challenge to the approval of an affordable housing project and disputed the trial court’s order requiring it to post a bond. The Court of Appeal rejected plaintiff’s contentions...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Objecting to a Real Estate Project in Florida Carries a Risk of Liability

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By refusing to hear an appeal of a decision by a Florida appellate court, the US Supreme Court effectively sided with a developer who won a multi-million judgment against someone who tried to undermine the developer’s...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Caution When Approaching Artistry

A $6.75 million judgment was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, against a developer that whitewashed 45 spray-painted artworks on its site — several months before the demolition permits were issued....more

Perkins Coie

EIR’s Project Description May Present Alternative Development Options and the Agency May Approve A Variant of an Analyzed...

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An EIR’s project description may identify alternative development schemes proposed for a single project, and the agency may approve a modified version of the project that incorporates elements of one of the alternatives...more

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Contractual rights outweigh public interest in restrictive covenant case

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The Court of Appeal has sent a firm message to developers who seek to cut corners by knowingly breaching restrictive covenants. A recent decision means that 13 units of social housing, constructed on land on which building...more

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First District Applies CEQA Exhaustion/Standing Rules, Upholds Judgment Rejecting Claim of Statutory Exemption for Controversial...

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In a published decision filed September 17, 2015, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment granting a writ of mandate and finding that a proposed land exchange agreement was not statutorily...more

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Risks to Open Space Designated in General Plan’s Open Space Element a Valid Ground for Denying Application to Subdivide a...

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A city may deny a proposed mobilehome park subdivision that is inconsistent with the open space element of its general plan, according to the recent court of appeal decision in Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. City of Carson,...more

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