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Golden Eagle Land Inv. v. Ranch Santa Fe Assoc., No. D069872 (D4d1 Jan. 18, 2018)

Some real estate developers on tony part of San Diego County are angry that the homeowners association that controls the area trashed their project in communications with the County’s planners, urging them not to grant a lot size variance. So they sued on a bunch of theories. The trial court granted the Association’s anti-SLAPP motion on every theory except a claim under the Davis-Stirling Act, which contains open meeting requirements applicable to HOAs. Both parties appealed.