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U.S. Veteran Property Owner Taken Advantage of as Transients Occupied His Home, Today It Is Pristine
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...
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A rodent infested Chino property that tormented neighbors and impacted resident’s health is now restored
In May 2019, the City of Chino began receiving complaints about a rodent infestation coming from a dilapidated house, where individuals continued to reside. For a year the complaints rapidly increased as rodents began spreading to neighboring homes, even...
Silver & Wright, LLP is victorious against frivolous claims filed against It in Morales v. City of Indio case
After more than four years of being subjected to unjust litigation, negative campaigns, and threats, Silver & Wright LLP has won another victory against the frivolous claims filed against them in the Morales v. City of Indio case, which has been driven by an...
Code enforcement can protect home addresses via the State’s Safe At Home Program
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,...
Jerry Cox and JDC Land Company, LLC’s Litigation Tactics Cost County Funds; Filed 11 Failed Appeals in the Bison Creek Ranch Case
After 13 years of Jerry Cox and his land-holding company, JDC Land Company, LLC violating the law with over 100 violations, and filing 11 failed appeals in the Bison Creek Ranch case, Cox and JDC have forced the County to incur extensive legal fees - over $400,000 in...
Silver & Wright Llp Helps Another City Remediate a Blighted Drug House Without Litigation
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...
City of Chino prevails in Court of Appeal against illegally operating concrete company with assistance from Silver & Wright LLP
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 Lends a Hand to Economically Disadvantaged Family of Five This Holiday Season
On December 4th, one of the firm's partners, Curtis Wright, and his two boys made their way to Huntington Beach, where The Priority Center’s Families Helping Families Holiday Toy Drive was held and dropped off a special delivery for a local family of five. With...
Silver & Wright LLP works with Chino property owner to bring former Martin Feed site into compliance, without litigation
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...
Dilapidated Upland motel known for criminal activity is sold to a responsible party
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....
Federal Court Dismisses 9 Claims in the Jerry Cox and JDC Land Company, LLC v. Mariposa County Case
In response to Mariposa County’s motions to dismiss, Federal Court Judge Anthony Ishii dismissed nine of the claims alleged by Jerry Cox and his land-holdings company, JDC Land Company, LLC, against the County. The Court also dismissed the Sheriff’s Department as a...