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October 26, 2006
Eminent domain lawsuit coming today; another suit also in the works
Atlantic Yards Report
Separate from the Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn law suit being filed in federal court today, another parallel suit is coming down the pipe (emphasis added to the crux of the case):
Not part of this lawsuit, but expected to be part of another, are 15 rent-stabilized tenants in two buildings in the proposed project footprint, represented by attorney George Locker. He told me, "I will be raising exclusively state claims, in a separate plenary lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court after issuance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement." That could be in November.
Locker added, "I fully support the DDDB litigation and believe that they will prevail on their Federal claims, which will be applicable to my clients, as my claims will be applicable to theirs." Locker believes that the state and developer are using eminent domain to circumvent state law, which otherwise would require a series of hearings before demolishing buildings containing rent-regulated tenants.
Posted by lumi at October 26, 2006 9:55 AM