Court revives lease-to-fee efforts of 36 condo owners
By Andrew GomesA federal appellate court yesterday reinstated a lawsuit that may allow 36 current or former owner-occupants in Waikiki’s Discovery Bay condominium to buy the fee in their leasehold units or collect damages from the city.
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals also may give new hope to as many as 130 others who were in the middle of using a city ordinance to acquire the fee in their O’ahu leasehold condos when the City Council repealed the ordinance in 2005.
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