The hits keep coming. There have already been complaints alleging takings against the feds for the CDC eviction moratorium, and against the State of California for its moratorium.
Now this, a complaint against the City of Angels alleging that its version of the moratorium works a taking, either a per se physical invasion taking, a regulatory taking, and a taking under California law.
Not much more to say about it, unless you want to check out the LA Times' report on the filing, "Landlord sues L.A. for $100 million, saying anti-eviction law caused ‘astronomical’ losses."
Barista's note: sorry about the potty-mouth movie clip at the top, but we've always thought this character's sardonic comment about an ongoing situation (the 1968 Tet Offensive) really encapsulated the burden-spreading vibe of Armstrong v. United States, 364 U.S. 40, 49 (1960) ("The purpose of the Takings Clause is to "bar [] Government from forcing some people alone to bear the public burdens which, in all fairness and justice, should be borne by the public as a whole.").
Stay tuned.
Complaint, GHP Management Corp. v. City of Los Angeles, No. 2:21-cv-06311 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 4, 2021)
