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Commenter urges settlement in years-long DLS Investments litigation over Costa Mesa properties
Summary
At the Oct. 7 City Council closed-session meeting, a public commenter involved in the DLS Investments cases urged the city to settle years of litigation over two properties, saying demolition plans were based on an incorrect unit count and that appellate filings support allowing more units.
A public commenter at the Oct. 7 City Council closed-session meeting urged the city to settle long-running litigation involving two properties identified in the docket as 40 Fair Drive and 1779 Newport Boulevard.
The commenter, Mr. D'Alessio, who said he had owned and later sold the properties, told the council the litigation has stretched “five years” in some cases and that eviction actions on one property occurred “over six years ago.” He said he had offered a settlement to avoid further liability for the city.
The remarks matter because the cases appear on the closed-session agenda under…
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