by William W. Abbott and Robert T. Yamachika
California landowners frequently live under two sets of land use regulations: one public and one private. Private land use restrictions may be as simple as reciprocal easements, or increasingly, multi-page covenants, conditions and restrictions (“CC&Rs”). Common interest subdivisions, with extensive private land use restrictions are becoming more commonplace in the development landscape. With that growth comes the natural increase in legal issues triggered by private land use control disputes.
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