"Judge has suspended work on a proposal to redevelop the Costa Mesa Motor Inn into luxury apartments, saying more needs to be done to help relocate long-term residents of the motel.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien issued a preliminary injunction last week against the plan to replace the 236-room Motor Inn at 2277 Harbor Blvd. with 224 high-end apartments.

The injunction will remain in place, O'Brien wrote, until Costa Mesa "adopts and implements a valid replacement housing and relocation assistance program" in accord with state law."

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