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.