Richard H. Close

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: Santa Monica
1299 Ocean Avenue
Suite 900
Santa Monica, CA 90401
P: (310) 460-4477
F: (310) 594-3108

Richard H. Close

Recent Publication:
Expanded Rent Control Dead — For Now [Alert]
Richard Close, Thomas Casparian, Duane Montgomery, Spencer Isaac Eldred, and Susy Forbath discuss California voters rejection of Prop.10, which would have expanded the ability of local governments to implement more comprehensive rent control.
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Richard’s practice focuses on all aspects of land use entitlements, administrative and regulatory law, project development and financing, manufactured housing communities, and governmental relations and advocacy. Richard is a leader in the legal, political, and business communities, recognized in each area for creating opportunity and exercising astute judgment, as well as his shrewd negotiating skills. His unique multi-faceted career envelops his insight for the benefit of his clients.

He has been named to the list of the “Top 40 Real Estate Lawyers to Know” by the Los Angeles Business Journal, is consistently named to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers, AV Preeminent®, Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell® and The Best Lawyers in America©, Land Use and Zoning Law. The Jewish Journal has called Richard "one of the most powerful people in Los Angeles who most people don't know." Richard has also been recognized by the California Mobilehome Parkowners Alliance (CMPA) with the “Advocacy Fighter Award” for his outstanding service to the industry in representing community owner’s property rights throughout the state.

Richard received his bachelor’s degree from The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law and was editor of the Boston University Law Review.

News

126 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named to the Best Lawyers in America

August 22, 2018

One hundred twenty-six Cozen O’Connor lawyers from 20 of the firm’s national offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

The Growing Concerns of Marijuana Producers

February 07, 2018

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Real Estate Practice Group, discusses the legal concerns of recreational marijuana growers due to the numbers of states legalizing the industry in Super Laywers.

Beware of Rent Control Coming to Northern California

February 05, 2018

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Real Estate Practice Group, discusses why the damage caused by mudslides, flooding, heat waves, and wildfires to homes and infrastructure throughout Northern California could ultimately lead to a need for rent control in Super Lawyers.

Cozen O’Connor Announces Hiring of Gilchrist & Rutter Attorneys

September 27, 2017

Cozen O’Connor is thrilled to announce that effective October 1, 2017, all of the lawyers from the Los Angeles real estate and commercial litigation boutique, Gilchrist & Rutter, will join the firm.

Not In Their Backyard

February 13, 2017

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Real Estate Practice, discusses how the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association has come to be a lesson of grassroots politics in Los Angeles Magazine.

Richard Close: A Lion’s Roar in the Valley

July 16, 2015

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Real Estate Practice, is featured in an article by the Jewish Journal describing his heavy involvement with the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association (SOHA), which he has led since 1977.

Developers Seen Eyeing Manufactured Housing for Land Source

March 31, 2014

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Real Estate Practice Group, discusses the trend of buying and redeveloping existing manufactured housing communities in an issue of Real Estate Finance & Investment.

What's the Hottest New Asset Class?

March 18, 2014

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Real Estate Practice, discusses the increase in mobile home transactions in the Los Angeles area in Bisnow.

More Investors Taking a Shine to Manufactured Housing

January 06, 2014

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Real Estate Practice Group, elaborates on investors' increased interest in purchasing and redeveloping manufactured housing properties in Real Estate Finance & Investment.

Mobile Moves

January 01, 1900

Richard Close, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Real Estate Practice Group, discusses the recent sale of Friendly Village, a 19-acre mobile home park in Long Beach, Calif., in the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Expanded Rent Control Dead — For Now [Alert]

November 07, 2018

Richard Close, Thomas Casparian, Duane Montgomery, Spencer Isaac Eldred, and Susy Forbath discuss California voters rejection of Prop.10, which would have expanded the ability of local governments to implement more comprehensive rent control.

High Calif. Demand for Affordable Manufactured Housing – Great Opportunity

April 09, 2018

Manufactured housing operators are purchasing parks in spite of their perceived high cost. Whether for redevelopment of the property, adding new manufactured housing, or upgrading the property, the real estate market indicates that there is great upside potential.

What to Consider When Purchasing or Selling a Mobile Home Park/Manufactured Housing Community	Costa Mesa, CA	09/26/2018
Revisiting the Value of Long-Term Leases to Protect Your Investment	Costa Mesa, CA	09/27/2017
The Overreaching Government – Changing of Government Landscape	Las Vegas, NV	06/04/2017
Exit Strategies – Sale Exit, Subdivision, Closure	Las Vegas, NV	05/31/2017
Planning for the Next Generation	Las Vegas, NV	05/02/2017
The Overreaching Government	Las Vegas, NV	06/05/2016
The Return of Investments and Development to the Valley, NOHO, and the Tri-Cities	West Hills, CA	10/01/2015
Guess Who’s Closing Their Park… And Why?	Costa Mesa, CA	04/22/2015
Interesting Lawsuits - New Issues, Land Lease Expirations, Subdivisions	Las Vegas, NV	06/01/2014
CRA: Redevelopment Agencies: From the Wind-Down to What’s Next?	Los Angeles, CA	10/29/2013
Timely Issues Impacting Mobile Home Park Owners	Costa Mesa, CA	09/25/2013
Financing and Maximizing Park Value	Las Vegas, NV	06/02/2013
Redevelopment Agencies: From the Wind-Down to What’s Next	Stanford, CA	01/30/2013