Real Estate

Represented owners of residential real estate in ocean view neighborhood in dispute with neighbor over plans to build clients’ home.

Represented commercial anchor tenant in retail shopping center in litigation with landlord over tenant’s signage. Landlord claimed that tenant’s sign, although permitted by the lease, was causing damage to the physical structure of the building, while tenant claimed that any damage was caused by underlying defects in the condition of the building, which defects themselves violated the lease. Litigation resolved by negotiated agreement to share costs of repair.

Represented commercial real estate broker in breach of contract and professional negligence litigation. Commercial tenant in retail shopping center brought claim against broker and landlord alleging failure to disclose that tenant’s major competitor would soon open a location in adjacent retail center. Matter resolved by mediated settlement.

Represented plaintiff nonprofit community organization in action against a municipality alleging that the city’s designation of the client’s property (and several hundred other properties) as blighted (and therefore subject to taking by eminent domain for redevelopment purposes) was unlawful under California law. Matter proceeded to trial, resulting in a judgment in client’s favor that overturned the blight designation, protected the property from taking by eminent domain and awarded several million dollars in attorney’s fees to the client.