Eureka Just Settled Its Decade-Old Court Case Against Floyd and Betty Squires, But Its Battle With the Notorious Slumlords Continues
File photo of a “Notice to Vacate” flyer posted at a Squires-owned apartment building in 2017. ### Earlier this week, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Kelly Neel dismissed the case of City of Eureka v. Floyd Squires, et al. The dismissal, which comes almost exactly a decade after the city filed the suit against its most infamous landlord, was the result of a settlement agreement, with Eureka agreeing to cut its losses on a legal battle that had grown increasingly convoluted, mired in bankruptcy proceedings and prolonged receivership of many Squires-owned properties. “It’s really...