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Real Estate/Development,
Civil Litigation

May 14, 2020

Landlord class action argues state unfairly imposed burdens to help tenants

A proposed class of landlords is suing the governor and Judicial Council chair for unfairly burdening them with rent payment delays while helping tenants and others with their COVID-19 emergency orders.

A proposed class of landlords is suing the governor and Judicial Council chair for unfairly burdening them with rent payment delays while helping tenants and others with their COVID-19 emergency orders.

The lawsuit was filed last week by Douglas C. Michie of Michie Law in Ventura, who argued the state interfered with rental contracts, and has taken private property to address public needs without providing fair compensation.

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