A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation claiming that the city’s approval of residential towers violates housing anti-discrimination laws — the latest in a string of legal defeats for the group
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“There will be a net increase of 2,096 housing units, with 180 affordable housing units for low or very low income families, in a state suffering from an acknowledged housing crisis,” the judge wrote.The ruling was the third major courtroom loss in six months for the AIDS foundation, which contends that L.A. is approving too many luxury residences and not enough affordable housing.
An artist’s rendering of the Crossroads Hollywood project, which includes a 26-story hotel and two residential towers and 190,000 square feet of commercial space.nearly four years ago AIDS Healthcare has been pursuing separate lawsuits against Palladium and three other projects in Hollywood: Crossroads Hollywood; Sunset and Gordon, a 299-unit residential tower that has been a longtime subject of litigation; and 6400 Sunset, a 26-story residential projectIn August, the group also filed a more sweeping lawsuit targeting all those four of those projects.
“California courts have made final decisions in two previous cases, both involving AHF and the city, both not in AHF’s favor,” the judge wrote. “AHF is attempting to circumvent these previous decisions by repeatedly filing similar cases based on different legal theories.” Susan Hunter, who volunteers with the Hollywood chapter of the L.A. Tenants Union, said she is not discouraged by the legal setbacks. Hunter, who works for the anti-displacement group
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