Las Lomas developer under inquiry

Los Angeles county and city officials are investigating whether Las Lomas President Dan Palmer broke the law when he signed documents saying he owns all 555 acres he seeks to develop into a "mini-city" outside Los Angeles city limits. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

Palmer signed county and city land-use applications saying he was the sole owner of the land, located in the hills between Santa Clarita and the city of Los Angeles.

But Fred McHaddad of Van Nuys actually owns 255 acres and he wrote to the city and county in December saying he was afraid Palmer was trying to take his property.

"Mr. Palmer is NOT the owner of the property, he only has an option to buy the property," McHaddad wrote in a letter to the city's Planning Department.