A San Diego business owner has allegedly made a practice of buying dilapidated homes in underserved neighborhoods to renovate, expand, or demolish and rebuild, all without obtaining the required permits, inspections or historical review. At least two of these properties were sold to unsuspecting buyers, according to a lawsuit.
The San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced the lawsuit Wednesday against what it calls a “property flipper” for unfair competition and violations of city law. The suit names Zack Kyle Lawrence and his businesses — limited liability corporations known as California Dreamin’ Properties, Jumpin’ Zack Flash and Rock N Roll Life.
The city’s lawsuit accuses Lawrence of illegal development on six properties across multiple neighborhoods throughout San Diego, including Chollas Creek, Mountain View, Stockton, Sherman Heights, Cherokee Point and City Heights. All of these neighborhoods are among the city’s “communities of concern,” which means they are considered to have “very low, low and moderate access to opportunity.”…