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Press
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Office Box 1876, Salinas, CA 93902
Telephone: 831-422-9390 / FAX: 831-422-9391
Website: www.landwatch.org
October
8, 2003
LandWatch
Monterey County and the Law Offices of Jay P. Renneisen, counsel
for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the Seaside Highlands
development, have announced that key pleadings and court documents
will now be available on the internet, at two different locations.
Having easy access to the key documents in this lawsuit will be
of assistance both to potential homebuyers and to members of the
public.
The
lawsuit (Kaatz v. City of Seaside et al.) claims that the City of
Seaside failed to follow legal requirements, and failed to obtain
adequate compensation for the land that Seaside sold to the developers.
The lawsuit alleges that last year’s conveyance of prime real
estate to the developers for $5.95 million did not come even close
to recovering the true value of the land for the public, and was
unlawful, and should be set aside. Obviously, potential homebuyers
need to know the status of the litigation.
“It is critically important that potential homebuyers and members
of the public have easy access to the detailed court documents in
this taxpayer action,” said Gary Patton, Executive Director
of LandWatch Monterey County. “That’s why we’re putting
the documents on the LandWatch website. Ownership of the lots that
KB Homes is proposing to sell is at stake in the litigation. Homebuyers
have the right to know what the parties in the lawsuit are arguing
and what the Court is ruling. Since the lawsuit is brought on behalf
of the public, members of the public also have a vital interest
in the court proceedings.”
Attorney
Jay P. Renneisen has established a “special purpose” website,
just for the lawsuit. It can be found at www.SeasideHighlandsLawsuit.com.
The LandWatch website is at www.landwatch.org.
According
to a recent case management report filed with the court by plaintiff’s
counsel, the “supplemental disclosure” that KB Home attorneys
have said that they provided to potential homebuyers was lacking
in several respects. For example, the one-page document refers potential
homebuyers to the Salinas address for the Monterey County Superior
Court. The case file is actually located at the Monterey branch
of the court. “Now, key court documents will only be a mouse-click
away for potential homebuyers and the public,” said both Patton
and Renneisen.
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