Overview
AALRR's Land Use and Zoning practice serves property owners, developers, investors,
educational institutions, and public agencies with complex zoning, entitlements, regulatory
approvals, asset management, disposition challenges, and property rights disputes.
We combine deep land use, real estate, and public law experience with sophisticated litigation
capabilities to help clients navigate complicated matters in highly regulated environments.
Whether a project involves multifamily housing, mixed-use development, self-storage,
industrial uses, schools, or other institutional facilities, we manage all aspects of the land use
approval process—agency coordination, community engagement, entitlement strategy, and
advocacy in administrative and judicial proceedings.
Our attorneys handle a wide range of matters, including land use due diligence, development
feasibility analysis, entitlements and permitting, zoning and planning compliance, development
agreements, and challenges to zoning and planning decisions. We also counsel clients in real
estate and land use litigation involving easements, boundary and access disputes, quiet title
actions, development-related conflicts, code enforcement matters, partition actions,
receiverships, and other property-rights issues.
AALRR's Land Use and Zoning attorneys provide strategic counsel on projects throughout
California, advising clients on development strategy, entitlement processing, regulatory
compliance, and risk management. Drawing on extensive experience working with local
governments and a practical understanding of regulatory processes, we help clients secure
project approvals and advance developments efficiently.
Our attorneys represent both private and public sector clients and understand the legal,
political, and procedural considerations that influence land use decision-making. We regularly
advocate before planning commissions, city councils, county boards, and other administrative
bodies throughout California. Our practice encompasses all aspects of land use and zoning,
including due diligence and development feasibility analysis; zoning and planning review;
project entitlements and permitting; development agreements; compliance with state and local
land use regulations; community outreach; historic preservation matters; and easements and
other property rights issues. We also advise clients regarding evolving California housing laws
and development regulations, including matters affecting housing production and
redevelopment opportunities.
AALRR's land use and real estate litigators regularly appear before courts and administrative
bodies, providing strategic, results-driven advocacy in high-impact land use and zoning disputes.
We build comprehensive administrative records and represent clients in writ proceedings and
other challenges involving local and state agencies, including matters arising under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and California Code
of Civil Procedure Sections 1085 and 1094.5. Our litigation practice also includes disputes involving
development rights, subdivisions, easements, property access, quiet title claims, inverse
condemnation issues, code enforcement actions, partitions, receiverships, and other
real estate-related conflicts.
We closely monitor developments in state and local land use and zoning laws to help clients
anticipate regulatory changes, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and address evolving
compliance obligations throughout the development lifecycle.