Zoning, Planning and Use
Jun. 2, 2000
Blight Rights
Practitioner: Real Property Law By Kenneth R. Styles In 1998, a state appellate decision addressed the threshold requirement in California's Community Redevelopment Law that a plan area be "blighted." See County of Riverside v. City of Murrieta, 65 Cal.App.4th 616 (1998). That case was the first appellate decision interpreting the 1993 amendments to the statutory definition of blight, which the Legislature amended for the express purpose of reducing a perceived misuse of redevelopment by local governments.
By Kenneth R. Styles
In 1998, a state appellate decision addressed the threshold requirement in California's Community Redevelopment Law that a plan area be "blighted." See County of Riverside v. City of Murrieta, 65 Cal.App.4th 616 (1998). That case was the first appellate decision interpreting the 1993 amendments to the ...
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