BOISE - After more than two years of ongoing litigation and court proceedings, the five homeowners forced out of their homes because of a landslide finally have closure.
The homes started shifting and sliding in the spring of 2016, forcing the families to pack up and move out for their safety.
Court documents from April 13 show the homeowners reaching a settlement and agreeing to voluntarily dismiss the case.
Richard Stacey, who’s representing four of the homeowners, says they settled individually with the 25 different defendants, including the city of Boise.
The fifth homeowner, attorney Eric Rossman, represented himself and settled.
All the settlements in the case are bound by confidentiality provisions, and details are largely unknown right now.
City of Boise Spokesman Mike Journee said due to the confidentiality agreement, he couldn’t provide any terms of the city’s settlement.
Court documents do show the city must bear their own attorney’s fees and costs.
KTVB has submitted a public records request to the city of Boise to find out any terms of this settlement, including how, or if, taxpayer money was paid out.
In 2017, the Boise City Council voted to pay to demolish two of the crumbling homes’ due to safety and vandalism concerns. Journee confirmed the city will pay to demolish three more due to safety and nuisance concerns. He would not confirm if that was part of the settlement.
Stay with KTVB as we continue to update this story.