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Real Estate/Development

Jan. 10, 2013

Cities line up to sue state over redevelopment projects

California is facing a barrage of lawsuits in the wake of last year's dissoluton of redevelopment agencies, with the most recent actions stemming from clashes over hundreds of housing projects nixed by the state.


By Katie Lucia


Daily Journal Staff Writer


California is facing a barrage of lawsuits in the wake of last year's dissolution of redevelopment agencies, with the most recent actions stemming from clashes over dozens of housing projects nixed by the state.


In the last year, the Department of Finance said it was hit with 17 suits over so-called "enforceable obligations," or contracts for development funding that must be honored. Man...

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