A severely dilapidated property in Lake Elsinore was the source of illegal activity as transients repeatedly broke entry into a house owned by an elderly U.S. Veteran. The owner intended to restore the property, but unfortunately due to financial and health...
In 2020, it was estimated that 65 percent of code enforcement professionals were assaulted or threatened, and about 29 percent had been threatened with a deadly weapon, which is why SB 1131 was imperative. In September 2022 the Governor signed SB 1131 into law,...
For years, a residential property on Albyn Court in Newark, California tormented the neighborhood as a dilapidated drug house. The property was an “orphan” property in which the owner had died, and the heirs were not taking responsibility for it. These scenarios often...
Silver & Wright LLP is pleased to share that in November the Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the City of Chino and two of its code and law enforcement officers in the tort lawsuit, Barth v. City of Chino, et al. The tort lawsuit was originally adjudged in favor...
Silver & Wright LLP is proud of its recent work with the City of Chino in working with the Orange County Flood Control District to remediate the former multi-acre Martin Feed site (8755 Chino Corona Rd.)— originally operated as a feed business collecting...
The City of Upland has garnered a big win for its community as a once severely dilapidated nuisance property well-known for repeated criminal activity, Western Inn, was recently sold to a new responsible party who made much-needed improvements to the property....
Since 2005, in the wake of the devastating Hurricane Katrina, President George W. Bush proclaimed October as National Code Compliance Month. While Silver & Wright LLP works year-around providing tools, resources, and code enforcement legal services - this...
Over three years after the owners failed to comply with their agreement to abate the violations at their dilapidated investment property, located at 13132 9th Street in Chino, Silver & Wright LLP has worked with the City of Chino to bring it into compliance and...
Silver & Wright LLP is proud to announce that Partner Valerie Escalante Troesh has recently been designated as a Certified Code Officer Safety Specialist (COSS) through the Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation (CEOSF). Valerie is CEOSF’s volunteer legal...
The 9th Circuit (federal appellate court over California) just published a case conclusively establishing that public agencies may promptly clear high-risk homeless encampments that pose an immediate danger to public safety or infrastructure without violating the...
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority: Written by Larry Breceda, CCEO, Treasurer, and Matthew Silver, Esq., CCEO, 2nd Vice President & Legislative Director, California Code enforcement officers serve a vital role in protecting and improving communities...
