City of San Diego sued for failure to enforce grant deed restrictions

The Fairbanks Polo Club Homeowners’ Association, successors to the grant deed governing use of the former polo fields property, filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego on April 13, 2023, for its failure to enforce grant deed restrictions that run with the land. The grant deed bars large assemblages of people and cars (currently some 2,500 cars a day come and go on event weekends) and limits use of the property to passive, non-commercial recreational uses such as picnicking, walking, hiking, and similar activities. Most importantly, the deed restrictions limit use of the property to 25 days a year.