CEB Contributor
Robia Crisp
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Robia S. Crisp is a Content Attorney at CEB, and is responsible for partnering with real property and land use practitioners to develop engaging legal content in multiple formats. She edits annual updates of multiple CEB publications, including those in the areas of land use, CEQA, common interest communities, and municipal law. Ms. Crisp drafts original content for CEB's Daily News and Practitioner products as well.
Ms. Crisp obtained her BA in Philosophy from the University of California, Davis, and her J.D. from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Before joining CEB, she practiced land use, planning, and zoning law for over 15 years at a boutique real estate law firm, as well as midsized and national law firms.
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Content by Robia Crisp
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Court Appeal Affirms for a Second Time $2.7M Judgment Against Landlords for Harassment and Wrongful Eviction
November 1, 2023
Robia Crisp
Real Property
For the second time that landlords accused of harassing and unlawfully evicting their tenants have challenged a $2.7 million judgment against them, California's First District Court of Appeal
Class Resolution of Ellis Act Claims Against LA Developer Can Proceed, Second District Holds
October 4, 2023
Robia Crisp
Real Property, Residential Landlord-Tenant
California's Second District Court of Appeal recently
Second District Holds Airbnb Rental Isn't a Development Per Se for California Coastal Act Purposes
September 13, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
In a recent decision, California's Second District Court of Appeal
Third District Allows Challenge to Santa Cruz County Needle Exchange Program
August 23, 2023
Robia Crisp
Administrative Law, State & Local Government
In a recent decision, California's Third District Court of Appeal
CEQA Challenge to San Diego Ballot Measure Excluding Area from Coastal Zone Height Limit Can Proceed
August 23, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
In a
Ambiguities Precluded Summary Judgment in Quiet Title Action, First District Holds
July 12, 2023
Robia Crisp
Real Property, Easements & Boundaries, Road & Railroad Easements, Title & Title Insurance , Quiet Title
In a quiet title action, the First District Court of Appeal
Second District Affirms City's Decision to Remove Controversial Junípero Serra Statue
June 22, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, CEQA & Other Environmental Regulation, Historical & Cultural Resources
In a decision that California's Second District Court of Appeal described as illustrative of change in attitudes and values, the court
Sixth District Court of Appeal Holds EIR’s Discussion of Impacts to Historic Buildings Satisfied CEQA for Proposed San Jose Development Project
May 31, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, CEQA & Other Environmental Regulation, Land Use Regulation
California's Sixth District Court of Appeal
CA Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Elk Grove to Enforce Senate Bill 35
May 10, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Development & Subdivision, Land Use Regulation, Housing
On May 1, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
First District Court of Appeal Affirms that Drainage Improvements Were Not Public Work for Purposes of Inverse Condemnation Liability
April 19, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
The First District Court of Appeal affirmed a summary judgment against property owners seeking compensation under a theory of inverse condemnation for water damage caused by a drainage system built by subdividers 40 years ago.
California Court of Appeal Affirms Decision Holding City of Berkeley's Denial of Project Violated the Housing Accountability Act
March 29, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Use Regulation, Housing, State & Local Government
The First District Court of Appeal recently
Make UC A Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of California Makes a Case for Major CEQA Reform
March 8, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, CEQA & Other Environmental Regulation
In a decision filed on Feb. 24, 2023, California's First District Court of Appeal
Fourth District Holds City of Irvine Improperly Relied on Categorical Exemption for Infill Development
February 15, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, CEQA & Other Environmental Regulation, Land Development & Subdivision, Land Use Regulation
In a case involving the approval of an infill project in the City of Irvine, California's Fourth District Court of Appeal
Ninth Circuit Rules Against California City in Discrimination Cases Involving Sober Living Home Operators
January 25, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Use Regulation, Due Process, Exactions, Takings & Other Constitutional Issues, Housing, State & Local Government
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently
Second District Holds Specific 90-Day SOL in Government Code Section 65009 Doesn't 'Practically Amend' Limitations Periods Under Political Reform Act
January 5, 2023
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Development & Subdivision, Land Use Regulation
In a case pitting the anti-corruption objectives of the
First District Court of Appeal Delivers Major Win for Developers Under the Housing Accountability Act
December 14, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, CEQA & Other Environmental Regulation, Housing
A recent opinion by California's First District Court of Appeal is the first appellate decision that interprets the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) and the Permit Streamlining Act (PSA) together, to determine that a development application does not automatically expire under the PSA if the application is not approved within the PSA’s deadlines. The case --
California Appeals Court Holds Residential Property Owners With STR Licenses Weren't Entitled to Due Process Protections
November 23, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Use Regulation, Due Process, Exactions, Takings & Other Constitutional Issues, Housing
California's Sixth District Court of Appeal recently
Will 'Builder's Remedy' Projects Bring an Unprecedented Influx of New Housing to California's Least Affordable Cities?
November 3, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Development & Subdivision, Land Use Regulation, Housing, Real Property
In a Letter of Technical Assistance dated October 5, 2022, California's Department of Housing and Community Development advised that the submittal of a complete preliminary application to a jurisdiction without a compliant housing element vests the right to develop a housing development project in accordance with the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect when the preliminary application is submitted. The Letter was issued in response to a question posed in connection with a proposed multi-family residential development in the City of Santa Monica, as follows:
Ninth Circuit Holds County's Special Use Permitting Requirements for Places of Worship Constitute Impermissible Prior Restraint on Protected Speech
October 12, 2022
Robia Crisp
Appellate Law, Real Property
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment as to a facial prior restraint challenge against the County of Maui in connection with its special use permitting regulations, and concluded that the permitting scheme grants the County an impermissible degree of discretion, and thus fails to qualify as a valid time, place, and manner restriction on speech.
The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 Awaits California Governor's Signature
September 19, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Use Regulation, Housing
In terms of affordability requirements, a rental housing development must include either eight percent of the units for very low income households and five percent of the units for extremely low income households; or 15 percent of the units for lower income households, with continued affordability of all affordable rental units included pursuant to this subdivision for 55 years. An owner-occupied housing development shall include either 30 percent of the units offered at an affordable housing cost to moderate income households or 15 percent of the units offered at an affordable housing cost to lower income households, with continued affordability of all affordable ownership units for a period of 45 years.
GHAD Required to Consider Project's Benefits to General Public Before Imposing Special Assessment on Homeowners Under Prop. 218
August 30, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Real Property
California's Second District Court of Appeal recently
California Supreme Court Recognizes Limited Preemption of CEQA By the Federal Power Act
August 10, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, CEQA & Other Environmental Regulation, Land Use Regulation, Water & Air Quality, Climate Change
A divided California Supreme Court recently
Court of Appeal Reaffirms Regional Councils of Governments’ Authority Over Regional Housing Needs Allocations
July 20, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Use Regulation, Housing, State & Local Government
California's Fourth District Court of Appeal recently
A Single-Family Home Is Not a Housing Development Project for Purposes of the Housing Accountability Act
June 29, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Development & Subdivision, Land Use Regulation, Housing, Real Property, State & Local Government
California's First District Court of Appeal recently
Third District Court of Appeal Issues Third Ruling on Interpretation of Water Rights Decree
June 8, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Water Supplies , Real Property
The Third District Court of Appeal issued its
Second District Court of Appeal Upholds Creation of Equitable Easement in Favor of Encroaching Neighbor
May 18, 2022
Robia Crisp
Real Property, Easements & Boundaries
In a property line dispute between two adjacent neighbors, the Second District Court of Appeal recently
Los Angeles County Cities File Suit Against the State to Invalidate Senate Bill 9
April 27, 2022
Robia Crisp
Land Development & Subdivision, Land Use Regulation, Due Process, Exactions, Takings & Other Constitutional Issues, Housing, State & Local Government
Since taking effect on January 1, 2022,
California Cities Continue To Test Workarounds in Response to SB 9
April 6, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Use Regulation, Housing, Real Property, State & Local Government
The California Legislature's effort to clear the way for small developments has proven controversial, as it is viewed by many as the state’s usurping of local control over development. The Town of Woodside recently
Court Rejects Gentrification-Based Fair Housing Act Claim, Allowing Redevelopment Project in the Crenshaw Corridor to Proceed
March 16, 2022
Robia Crisp
Real Property
After a hard-fought opposition effort undertaken by local residents, property owners and merchants (the “Coalition”) to halt a neighborhood revitalization project in South Los Angeles, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of the group’s gentrification-based claims under the Fair Housing Act, 42 USC 3601 et seq. and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act,
State Density Bonus Law Paves the Way for New Housing in San Diego
February 23, 2022
Robia Crisp
Real Property, State & Local Government
In a decision filed on January 7, 2022, and ordered published February 2022 the Fourth District Court of Appeal concluded that the City of San Diego properly approved a project for the development of a 204-unit mixed use residential building located in the Bankers Hill neighborhood of San Diego. The case demonstrates a broad interpretation and application of State Density Bonus Law, Gov. Code Sections 65915-65918, to mandate local approval of qualifying projects.
LA County Board of Supervisors' Review Decision Set Aside As Untimely By Second District
February 2, 2022
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Land Use Regulation, Real Property, State & Local Government, Wine & Alcoholic Beverage Law
In a recent decision by California's Second District Court of Appeal,
Bad Fence Makes Good Defense: Doctrine of Laches Bars Claim for Injunctive Relief from Neighbor’s Trespass
January 13, 2022
Robia Crisp
Real Property, Easements & Boundaries, Trees, Fences & Boundary Structures, Brokers & Other Fiduciaries, Quiet Title
California's Fifth Appellate District Court recently
Paltry Progress or Real Traction: State Mandate for Affordable Housing on Public Lands
December 22, 2021
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Housing, Real Property
Nearly three years ago, on Jan. 15, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed
SB 796 Allows Return of LA County Beachfront Property to Descendants of Its Original Black Owners
December 2, 2021
Robia Crisp
Real Property, State & Local Government
The Founding of Bruce’s Lodge
AB 223 Targets International Black Market for Succulent Plants
November 10, 2021
Robia Crisp
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources, Endangered Species
A familiar sight along many of California’s coastal bluffs is a small succulent plant, characterized by broad, flat green leaves and small rosettes. The dudleya plant, or “live-forever,” is a genus of evergreen succulent plants in the stonecrop family that includes 47 species, 26 of which are native to California. The growing popularity of the plant is attributable in part to social media. On Instagram, #succulents links to 12.6 million posts from around the globe, many of which feature the dudleya as a trendy, slow-growing, low-light, drought-resistant house plant.
AB 788 Signifies Legislative Support for Parents Who Make a Genuine Effort Toward Sobriety
October 13, 2021
Robia Crisp
Family Law
The state’s dependency system has the dual purpose of protecting a child’s safety and physical and emotional well-being, and safeguarding parents’ rights to raise their children. The stated intent of the Legislature is “to preserve and strengthen a child’s family ties whenever possible, removing the child from the custody of his or her parents only when necessary for his or her welfare or for the safety and protection of the public.” (
Removal of Restrictive Covenants as a Step Toward Racial Equity
September 3, 2021
Robia Crisp
Real Property, Residential Purchases & Sales
While racial covenants prohibiting the sale or occupancy of homes by non-whites have been void and unenforceable for decades under both state and federal laws, deed restrictions that evidence the history of race discrimination in housing remain on record for a countless number of homes throughout the state and country. For example, a deed restriction recorded on a home originally built in 1943 and recently sold in Marin County reads as follows:
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How to Evaluate Availability of Debtor in Possession's or Trustee's Use, Sale, or Abandonment of Bankruptcy Estate Property
Real Property, Residential Foreclosures
This How-To Guide addresses how to evaluate the availability of a debtor in possession's or trustee's use, sale, or abandonment of bankruptcy estate property. Counsel should check the appropriate county or federal websites to verify the most recent local rules, standing orders, and other relevant information.
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