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Land Use,
California Supreme Court

Jan. 24, 2025

California Supreme Court halts East Oakland lot split

Justices ruled that landowners cannot divide an East Oakland lot into multiple parcels, reversing an appellate court decision and siding with a deputy city attorney who warned of "rogue development" across the state.

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that landowners cannot divide an East Oakland lot for development in a case that has drawn a lot of amicus briefs and alarm from city officials.

The decision reverses a 1st District Court of Appeal ruling that ordered the city of Oakland to issue a certificate of compliance for the lot, which the landowner said had been divided into three separate parcels.

The case, concerning the proper interpretation of the Subdivision Map Act, may...

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