Monthly Archives: February 2016

INTERIM. SHARING ECONOMY. Property Ownership Fairness Act. 4 Things to Know Before the Activists Arrive.

The Goldwater Institute & CATO  are pushing the Property Ownership Fairness Act that:

  • “requires government to pay you when regulations take away your right to use your property and reduce the value of your property.”
  • allows for regulation and the use of eminent domain but there has to be notice, so if the government changes the rules of the game, then the property owner should be compensated
  • it’s modeled after Arizona’s 

What does this Act apply to? Short Term Rental ordinances….

Lege Trend: No Eminent Domain without 80% Land Owner Consent. 3 Point Legislation from Red State.

South Dakota legislature is considering SB 145 which would:

  • Require any UTILITY before it receives eminent domain approval BEFORE PERMITTING
  • To obtian consensus from 80% of the affected land owners
  • Applies only to PRIVATE entities

Dakota Free Press | SB 145: Legislature to Consider DFP 80% Agreement for Eminent Domain

Lege Trend: Private Property Rights. Requiring Insurance for Drones. 3 Bits of Informed Intel before this comes to Texas.

A proposal in California would require drone owners to carry insurance for their drones. it even has a catchy name, The Drone Registration/Omnibus Negligence-prevention Enactment (DRONE) Act.

The bill’s requirements:

  • requires hobbyists to obtain a physical or electronic license plate for identification purposes
  • requires a small insurance fee at the time of purchase for any future damage or injury associated with the drone
  • requires drones of a certain size to be equipped with GPS and…

Legal Trend Cities Cannot Block Anti-Eminent Domain Signs

Which court ruled that anti-eminent domain signs can’t be prohibited? The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

What was their ruling? The sign ordinance is a content-based regulation that does not survive strict scrutiny. That’s lawyer code for the ordinance violates the 1st amendment. 

What did the city argue to support their ordinance? That the ordinance is content nuetral and applies equally to all messages.

Central Radio Co. Inc. v. City of Norfolk, No. 13-1996 (4th Cir. Jan. 29, 2016)

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