Everett Ashton, Inc. v. City of Concord

The defendant, the City of Concord (City), appeals an order of the Superior Court (Delker, J.) requiring it to issue demolition permits to the plaintiff, Everett Ashton, Inc. (Everett Ashton), so that Everett Ashton may remove three abandoned, valueless manufactured homes from its manufactured housing park. The court also ruled that the City could not place a lien on Everett Ashton’s park for the unpaid water bills of the former residents of the abandoned homes, and that, by withholding demolition permits, the City engaged in a regulatory taking, entitling Everett Ashton to compensation and…