Center Associates v. Altman
Plaintiffs, cross-defendants and appellants Center Associates, L.P., et al. (Center) and their individual principals and an affiliated business (together Appellants or Center),[1]appeal the trial court's denial of their special motion to strike the second amended cross-complaint (SACC), an anti-SLAPP motion. (Code Civ. Proc.,[2] 425.16.) The SACC was filed by defendants, cross-complainants and respondents, William Altman, et al. (referred to as Respondents, the homeowners or the residents), who are homeowners of 33 of the 48 units in a Clairemont condominium project (the condos). The homeowners were sued by Center for declaratory relief (interpretation of the governing documents affecting their property), and responded with the SACC's claims for breach of contract, invasion of privacy, abuse of process, and other theories.
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