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Real Estate/Development,
Litigation & Arbitration

May 10, 2023

Developer’s case over claim to dead-end alley is gutted

The property owner defendants claim that the plaintiff purchased two plots of land on the street and is now trying to open up the dead end to create a through street for the future construction of an office building. The defendants say their easement rights are a century old

A San Francisco judge struck six of the eight causes of action in a quiet title lawsuit brought by a commercial real estate developer against 13 San Francisco property owners who claim they have easement rights to a private, dead-end alleyway that date back 100 years.

The property owner defendants claim that the plaintiff, Kilroy Realty Corp., purchased two plots of land on the street and is now trying to open up the dead end to create a t...

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