GHP Management Corporation, et al v. City of Los Angeles, et al
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May 31, 2024
9th Circ. Says LA's COVID-19 Eviction Ban Was No Taking
The Ninth Circuit on Friday declined to reinstate a Los Angeles landlord's $100 million suit challenging the city's pandemic-era eviction ban, finding it didn't constitute a physical taking since the landlord "voluntarily opened" his property to tenants, and that loss of rental income itself doesn't establish a governmental taking.
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April 11, 2024
LA's COVID-19 Anti-Eviction Law A Taking, 9th Circ. Told
A Los Angeles landlord urged the Ninth Circuit during a Thursday hearing to revive his $100 million suit against the city over its COVID-19 anti-eviction moratorium, arguing the lower court erred when it found the moratorium against eviction of defaulting tenants didn't constitute a physical taking by the government.
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October 30, 2023
9th Circ. Arguments Set In Billionaire's LA Eviction Ban Suit
The Ninth Circuit is scheduled to hear arguments from billionaire developer and property owner Geoffrey H. Palmer that the city of Los Angeles committed an uncompensated taking with its pandemic-era eviction ban that prevented the landlord from kicking out non-paying tenants.
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September 06, 2023
Landlord Asks 9th Circ. To Revive LA Eviction Ban Suit
Billionaire developer and property owner Geoffrey H. Palmer told the Ninth Circuit this week it should reboot his lawsuit alleging Los Angeles' pandemic-era ban on evictions was an uncompensated government taking that deprived him of the right to oust tenants who refused to pay rent.
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July 17, 2023
LA Tells 9th Circ. To Uphold Ax Of $100M Anti-Eviction Suit
Los Angeles and an intervening nonprofit have urged the Ninth Circuit to affirm a district court's dismissal of billionaire developer and landlord Geoffrey H. Palmer's anti-eviction ordinance lawsuit, asserting that the city's pandemic-era law was never invoked at Palmer's properties and that he was suing over a hypothetical harm.