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Zoning, Planning and Use

Dec. 12, 2009

Remedies Limited for Rejected Land-Use Projects

Matthew Francois of Cassidy, Shimko, Dawson & Kawakami explains how recent cases have limited remedies for developers and property owners.

By Matthew Francois

Three recent California appellate court cases underscore the limited remedies a developer or property owner has to enforce an agency's obligations under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.

In Las Lomas Land Co., LLC v. City of Los Angeles, 177 Cal.App.4th 837 (2009), the developer, Las Lomas, challenged the city of Los Angeles's termination of environmental review for a maj...

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