For decades, the Hawthorne Mall — located at 12000 and 12200 Hawthorne Blvd. – in the City of Hawthorne has been a defunct shopping center creating blight and dangers for the community. What was once a centerpiece of the local community in its bustling downtown...
In 2019, Mariposa County successfully petitioned the superior court to obtain a court receivership over Bison Creek Ranch, a property with nearly 12 years worth of notices and opportunities for the owner to correct a large number of code violations. The large plot of...
On October 7, 2021, CACEO, the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers, which is also the certifying body for code enforcement officers, successfully garnered Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature to get Senate Bill 296 signed into law, greatly benefiting the...
Silver & Wright LLP was contacted by Stanislaus County (Northern California) to assist them in a case where a homeowner was unlawfully utilizing their property for commercial cannabis cultivation. Our firm successfully garnered an inspection warrant, notice...
In 2017, the City of Placentia decided to consider taking legal action on a property that had code enforcement issues dating back to 2010. The property was severely dilapidated and uninhabitable even after numerous attempts were made to work with the owners to correct...