Real Estate & Construction Law
This blawg provides up-to-date information on real estate, construction, environmental and land use law.
Author: Sheppard Mullin is an 480-attorney law firm with offices in California, New York, Shanghai and Washington, D.C. It also writes Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Corporate and Securities Law, Fashion and Apparel Law, FCC Law, AdBriefs, Intellectual Property Law and Labor and Employment Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Real Estate & Property Law • 9th Circuit Court • States • California • Law Firm • Construction Law
Recent Posts from Real Estate & Construction Law
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Palmer Case - Are Inclusionary Zoning Practices Due for Change?
By James Pugh & Dave Lanferman On October 22, 2009, the California Supreme Court decided not to review the Court of Appeal's decision in the landmark Palmer/Sixth Street Properties v. City of Los Angeles case.…
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Regulatory Takings Law: Ninth Circuit Panel Holds A Mobile Home Rent Control Ordinance Is Subject To A "Facial Challenge" And Awards Compensation To Property Owners
Guggenheim v. City of Goleta (9th Circuit, No. 06-56306, 9/28/2009). By Dave Lanferman and Deborah Rosenthal According to a panel of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, the City of Goleta owes compensation to…
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Procedural Requirements Of California's "Fix It" Law Upheld
Standard Pacific Corporation v. Superior Court of San Bernardino (Garlow) (2009) ___ Cal. App. 4th ____ (Aug. 14, 2009, No. E046844) By James Pugh The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently held that construction-defect plaintiffs…
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2nd Circuit Allows Public Nuisance Suit Against Greenhouse Gas Emitters
Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company Inc., ____F.3d ____, No. 05-5104 (2nd Cir. 2009) By James Rusk States and private plaintiffs may sue utility operators under the federal common law of nuisance to abate carbon dioxide…
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A State At Risk Attempts to Adapt to Climate Change
By Brenna Moorhead The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) led twelve state agencies in preparing the Draft California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The Strategy responds to the mandates of Executive Order S-13-08, which called for development…
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New Construction General Permit Imposes Significant New Requirements for Storm Water Discharges
By Robert Uram & Keith Garner On September 2, 2009, the State Water Resources Control Board (“State Board”) adopted a new General Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Construction Activities (“CGP”) that imposes…
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Administrative Fee for Tax Collection is an Unconstitutional Hidden Tax
Weisblat, et al., v. City of San Diego, ___ Cal. App. 4th ____ (Aug. 18, 2009, No. D052787) By Jeffrey W. Forrest and David P. Lanferman In 1997, in an attempt to clarify the sometimes blurry distinction between a…
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Sheppard Mullin's New Climate Change and Clean Technology Blog
Please visit our new Climate Change and Clean Technology Blog at www.cleantechlawblog.com.
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Affordable Housing: Could California's Inclusionary Zoning Laws be on the Brink of Collapse?
by James Pugh On July 22, 2009, the California Court of Appeals issued a ruling that could send California’s affordable housing laws into a tailspin. The case is Palmer/Sixth Street Properties, L.P., et al., v. City…
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COURT OF APPEAL LIMITS 'TEXT' REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL REFERENDUM PETITIONS
Lin v. City of Pleasanton., ___ Cal. App. 4th ____, No. A121147 (1st App. Dist. 2009) by James Rusk A referendum petition challenging the approval of a development plan need not include the text of…