Honchariw v. County of Stanislaus

Opinion

FRANSON, J.

Plaintiff contends the trial court erred when it applied the 90-day statute of limitations contained in Government Code section 66499.37 1 to his inverse condemnation action and concluded the action was untimely. Plaintiff argues California law allows him to postpone bringing a complaint for just compensation until after he successfully challenged the local government’s land use decision in a mandamus proceeding.

We conclude that the 90-day statute of limitations in section 66499.37 applies to the inverse condemnation action. (Hensler v. City of Glendale (1994) 8 Cal.4th 1…