https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/15/san-jose-home-property-build-fire-blight-economy-court-real-estate/ > SAN JOSE — The owner of a San Jose residential building has sued the owner of an adjacent lot that fires have scorched twice, claiming the blazes and blighted conditions have damaged his property. > The lawsuit is the latest legal complication arising from the ownership of an empty lot in downtown San Jose where a housing tower was planned but never built, and a fresh reminder of the blight woes in the Bay Area’s largest city.