Where: Boca Chica Village, Texas Who: Space X How much is Space X’s offer? 3 times appraised value VIP launch viewing access the offer is time limited to 2 weeks Texas Standard | SpaceX Offers Buyouts To Boca Chica Homeowners Business Insider | SpaceX is trying to buy a hamlet inside its Texas rocket-launch site […]
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Property Rights. Occupational Signage.Texas Attorney General Opinion.
What occupation(s) are addressed in Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-0272? Bail Bonds What question was answered? Whether local jails can contract with 3rd party vendors to provide for signage for bail bonds, for a fee to the bail bonds service. Are signage board permitted in jail facilities or do the boards violate the prohibition on […]
3 Reasons Local Realtor Group Opposes Short Term Rental Regulation
Where: Boise Idaho What regulation would Boise require for short term rentals? A city issued permit Must be a residence, that the owner otherwise occupies Limits a single property to ONE short term rental Comply with City Code 3 reasons Boise realtors oppose the regulations? creates more obstacles for owners infringement on property rights the […]
New Kid on the Block. Short Term Pool Rentals.
Who is the New Kid on the Block? Swimply, the “AirBnB of pools” What is the benefit to property owners? offset the cost of pool & its maintenance Does the platform provide insurance? No. Does the platform require pool inspections? yes, a 24 point pool inspection is required Los Angeles Times | Don’t have a […]
5 Ways Land Acquisitions Add to Project Costs
What project is seeing cost increases over land acquisitions? California’s High Speed Rail What 5 ways are land acquisitions increasing costs for the project? construction delay costs land acquisition cost increases litigation costs the launch of a federal audit Ethics investigation into the consultant property chief Los Angeles Times | California bullet train’s mishandling of […]
High Speed Rail. 5 Property Challenges.
Which high speed rail authority has property challenges? California High Speed Rail What Property challenges? Eminent Domain. Acquiring Property Landlord. It has acquired property that isn’t actively used but must be maintained. Toxic Land. It has to remediate toxic land it obtained Actively engaged in agriculture. To obtain a right of way, it had to […]
Eminent Domain by Private Entity = Sovereign Immunity
Which court is considering whether a delegation of eminent domain authority include sovereign immunity? 3rd Circuit in In re PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC, — F.3d — (September 10, 2019), What did the court say about sovereign immunity and eminent domain? Not happening unless there is a clear statement in the delegation Yale Journal on Regulation […]
Public Vote on Rail Authority. Including Whether Eminent Domain Authority Exists.
Where: Pueblo County, Colorado What rail project: Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission’s Front Range Rail What decisions will voters make? taxing authority of rail district eminent domain authority of rail district bonding authority of rail district Who oversees the district? The Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission is under the […]
Statewide Short Term Rental + Reform of Statewide Measure = Local Ordinances.
Where: Arizona When did Arizona pass statewide law prohibiting local bans of short term rentals? 2016 What did 2019 revisions do to this statewide protection of statewide short term rental rules? local licensing local officials can require information about short term rentals How does Tempe, AZ proposal to regulate short term rentals look? Require contact […]
Border Use of Eminent Domain Investigation by GAO
What will the investigation by the federal Government Accountability Office focus on? Whether the use of eminent domain for the border wall is permissible against private and/or public lands in New Mexico Why would it matter whether the border land is owned by the state or private land owner? There is a stronger argument to […]