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Adaptive Reuse: From Desks to Doorways

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In the first episode of "Property Pointers: Real Estate Law Simplified," Real Estate attorney Jake Lebovic discusses opportunities for adaptive reuse projects in Los Angeles. He explains how converting underused office...more

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Land Use Matters | July 2025 | CEQA Appellate Decisions & Other Legal Developments

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City of Los Angeles Planning Department - Annual Increase to Planning Applications and Affordable Housing Linkage Fees - On July 1, 2024, the annual increases to the Planning and Land Use Fees and the Affordable Housing...more

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City of Los Angeles Approves New Ordinances to Encourage Housing Development

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California’s housing crisis has necessitated innovative legislative solutions at the state and local level to increase the supply of affordable housing across the state. Cities are required by state law to plan for a...more

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Land Use Matters March 2024 – CEQA Appellate Decisions & Other Legal Developments

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City of Los Angeles - Proposed Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance - In 1999, the city council adopted the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (ARO) that enabled the conversion of commercial buildings constructed in the downtown area in...more

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Second District Addresses CEQA’s Class 32 Infill Exemption Criteria

In it’s recent decision in United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles (2023) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment voiding the City of Los Angeles’s reliance on the CEQA...more

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Los Angeles Mayor Signs New Legislation Exempting Affordable Housing Projects from Site Plan Review

On July 6, 2023, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed into law a provision to exempt certain affordable housing projects from the city’s Site Plan Review Process. The exemption was made as an amendment to Site Plan Review...more

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