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Joe Montana sues San Francisco sinking high-rise developer

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Former San Francisco 49er Joe Montana has filed a lawsuit against the developers of a luxury high-rise condominium tower that is sinking at an unexpected rate.

San Jose television station KNTV reports (http://bit.ly/2peWDdT ) Montana filed the last suit last week alleging Millennium Partners hid the building's troubles when he and his wife bought a unit in 2013.

The high-rise that opened its doors in 2009 has sunk about 16 inches into landfill and is tilting several inches to the northwest.

Montana's is the latest in a string of lawsuits against the tower that became a haven for the well-heeled.