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Court: Judge Caroline E. Baker, state district court judge in Harris County
What happened to get us into a court room? a Houston photographer’s claimed that UofH used his photogrpah of Houston in its materials without permission
What did Uof H argue to stay out of court? soveriegn immunity, represented by the Texas Attorney General’s Office
the court say? that the university cannot claim soveriegn immunity for the taking
San Antonio Express News | UH can be sued for using photo, judge…
City: Coppell
The short term renal ordinance passed by Coppelll City:
Coppell Gazette | Coppell City Council passes short-term rental ordinance
City: Carlsbad, NM
The 2018 billboard ordinance requires:
Carlsbad Current Argus | City council approves new sign ordinance
Where: Boston, Massachusetts
Which properties can be offered for short term rental? Owner Occuppied Properties
Which properties cannot be offered for short term rental?
Boston Globe | City Council passes tough rules that limit Airbnb rentals.
Where: Universal City, Missouri
What: A road expansion project requires the acquisition of property.
How will eminent domain be used? The city’s position is to not use eminent domain on any owner occuppied property.
Universal City Patch | Olive/170 Project Raises Hopes And Fears In University City
State:Pennsylvania
The regulatory requirement for managing short term rentals: a real estate broker licensing requirement that “makes it a crime for anyone but a fully licensed real estate broker to help property owners manage rental properties on sites like Airbnb”
Who challenged the regualtory scheme? The Institute for Justice
What have the courts done? Appellate Court has kept the licensing requirement in tact
What is the argument against a broker license for managing short term…
The anatomy of reservoir building in Florida:
The reservoir project: a massive 60,000-acre shallow reservoir to stop dirty water in Lake Okeechobee from polluting the coasts and revive South Florida’s wilting marshes
The opposition: Sugar farmers who refused to sell
The legislative action: Deny the use of eminent domain to complete the reservoir
Miami Herald | Vast reservoir is key to state Everglades plan. Federal concerns could derail it.
Why do mountain states allow for private condemnation for natural resources? to encourage natural resource development
How is the private condemnation used in arid regions?
What is private condemnation? It allows landowners the unique ability to condemn another landowner’s property to acquire a right-of-way to construct “ditches, canals and flumes for the purpose of conveying water for domestic purposes,” and for irrigation, mining, manufacturing and drainage, “upon payment of just compensation,”
Which states allow for private condemnation?
State: Pennsylvania
Legislation: HB 2468 (2018 | PA)
How does HB 2468 (2018 | PA) make it harder to use eminent domain on open space?
Author’s Press Release on HB 2568 (2018 | PA)
Main Line Times | Kampf proposes law to make use of eminent domain on open space land more difficult