Land Use, Environmental, and Real Estate Law in California
Daniel S. Cucchi returns as a senior associate at Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., providing legal services for our land development, public agency and industry practice groups. His practice areas include land use, CEQA, municipal law, real estate, natural resources, administrative and business law.
Mr. Cucchi assists with the firm’s representation of public agency and private…
Reserve your seat for one of three seminars taking place in early 2020.
In January 2020 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 19th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining and the…
Reserve your seat for one of three seminars taking place in early 2020.
In January 2020 Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. will present its 19th annual educational program for clients and colleagues interested in current land use, environmental, and real estate issues affecting commercial and residential development, agriculture, real estate transactions, easements, mining and the…
By William W. Abbott & Kristen Kortick
City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 734.
In City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 734, the 4th Appellate District affirmed a writ of mandate issued to Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (“District”) directing…
Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, ___ U.S. ___, 139 S.Ct. 2162, 204 L.Ed.2d 558 (2019)
On June 21, 2019, by a 5-4 vote, the United States Supreme Court in Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania overruled the 34-year-old ripeness rule articulated in Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City,…
Hollywoodians Encouraging Rental Opportunities v. City of Los Angeles (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 768
The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of a writ of mandate demanding the City of Los Angeles (“City”) prepare an EIR for the conversion of a former rental apartment building into a hotel. The Court held that as…
Please join me on September 24, 2019 for an all-day seminar titled, “Winery and Vineyard Law”. The seminar is hosted by National Business Institute and will take place from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Crown Plaza Sacramento, 5321 Date Avenue, Sacramento. Register at the link here: https://www.nbi-sems.com/83117 . I look forward to meeting you there!
Diane Kindermann …
Shirli Fabbri Weiss v. City of Del Mar (2019) Cal.App. LEXIS 834
Litigation challenging a land use decision is subject to short statute of limitations. While Government Code section 65009 sets forth several different time frames depending upon the legal theory, subdivision (c) requires a plaintiff to file and serve the complaint and summons within…
Please join me on September 24, 2019 for an all-day seminar titled, “Winery and Vineyard Law”. The seminar is hosted by National Business Institute and will take place from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Crown Plaza Sacramento, 5321 Date Avenue, Sacramento. Register at the link here: https://www.nbi-sems.com/83117 . I look forward to meeting you there!
Diane Kindermann …
In Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego (2019) Cal. LEXIS 6005, the California Supreme Court tackled the illusive question of when is a discretionary action which does not qualify for exemption, “not a project”. Like many other CEQA judicial decisions, the answer does not involve a bright line test.…
