Consumer Law
Property Owners Sue an Oregon County Over the Location of a New Women’s Shelter
A group of property owners in Portland are suing over the location of a new women’s shelter.
The developers behind the city’s Electric Blocks, a cluster of five trendy office buildings in the Central Eastside industrial area, filed their lawsuit Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
They say elected leaders botched the public engagement process and flouted zoning rules. Their millions in investments will be wiped away if the shelter for women experiencing homelessness opens as planned in April, the lawsuit said.
