Legal Opinion
Matsuda v. City and County of Honolulu
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2008No. 06-15337PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon to determine whether the United States Constitution imposes any limit on the City of Honolulu’s power to repudiate a contract to convey property to a private citizen in connection with its leasehold conversion program.
I
A
In 1991, the City and County of Honolulu (the “City”) enacted an ordinance, later codified at Chapter 38 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu (“Chapter 38”), which created a mechanism allowing owners of leasehold interests in condominium units to convert their leasehold interests into fee interests by using the City’s power of…
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