Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 18, 2008
Sliding Into Home
A recent California Court of Appeal decision has implications for government agencies, landowners and developers throughout the state, write Bradford B. Kuhn and K. Erik Friess. - Focus Column
FOCUS COLUMN
By Bradford B. Kuhn and K. Erik Friess California courts have traditionally displayed little interest in holding cities and other government agencies liable for damages when those agencies over-regulate property. But the California Court of Appeal recently took an unusual interest, holding that a city's moratorium limiting development on unstable property constitutes a regulatory taking, potentially requiring the city to pay the land...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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