Pacific Legal Foundation backs Windsor park owner in 9th Circuit closure fight
The Pacific Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief May 20 supporting Evergreen Windsor Mobile Home Park's appeal against Windsor's closure moratorium.
Key facts
- Evergreen Windsor Mobile Home Park, a 23-unit park, sued the town of Windsor in federal court over an emergency moratorium that blocked the park from closing.
- A federal district court in Northern California dismissed the suit on Feb. 24, and the owners appealed on Feb. 26.
- The Pacific Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief on May 20 in the case pending before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Windsor extended the moratorium on Nov. 5, 2025, keeping it in place through August.
- After the owners proposed a lot rent increase of more than 125%, arbitration produced a $4.15 monthly increase, equal to 0.63% of the initial ask.
- The extended moratorium ran through August 2026; the appeal was still pending as of the June report.
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Source: Libertarian legal group takes on Windsor’s mobile home park ordinance — The Press Democrat, June 11, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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