Monthly Archives: November 2021

What is happening? Calhoun Georgia is prohibiting the construction of homes smaller than 1150 square feet. Why is this important? Opponents to the ban says the town adopted the ban to artificially inflate property values. How will this be important? A lawsuit challenged whether this ban is constitutional IJ.org | Georgia Tiny Homes

What’s happening? The Texas Attorney General will answer whether there is a conflict in statutes concerning what is in the scope of practice for a land surveyor. Why is this important? THE BORDER! Yes, madness at the Texas-Mexico border where licensed engineers may be overstepping into the specific practice of land surveying… queue the dramatic […]

What is happening? Los Angeles is trying to stop speculative purchases of residential property by private equity firms and high tech corporations Why is this important? The City Council wants to address what they say is a catalyst to the already rapidly rising housing prices. The speculative purchases only further rises prices. How will this […]

What is happening? Crystal Falls HOA in Leander Texas is adopting portable camera and radar system to catch speeders and levy fines up to $334. Why is this important? The HOA is acting like law enforcement and imposing fines on private roads. How will this be important? The City of Leander is trying to determine […]

What’s happening? Texas Attorney General Opinion KP-0389 answers a question from the Chambers County Auditor. The auditor wants know whether whether the Trinity Bay Conservation District board of directors possesses the authority to change the directors’ terms of office from two to four years Why is this important? In clear terms about the Water Code, […]

What’s happening? A crypto mining application in Pitt County, NC was withdrawn after community opposition. The opposition: Equity & Noise. Why is this important? Community was concerned about : added noise from high powered fans that will required by the data miners, that the area was selected because “of its high proportion of poor and […]

What is happening? Maine voters passed a right to food proposition that will “give small producers and indeed all individuals the “right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and consume the food of their own choosing for their own nourishment, sustenance, bodily health and well-being.” Why is this important? Maine is the 1st state with a […]

What is happening?  NewVue Liabilities to Assets pilot program will support “the purchase and rehabilitation of primarily one- and two-family properties that have been vacant for at least three years at the time of development and have a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood.” Why is this important? Blighted properties are turned into fully rehabilitated, […]

What’s happening? Washington and Virginia recently enacted laws to discourage armoring structures and promote “living” shorelines. Washington State also prohibits property owners from repairing or replacing their seawalls except as a last resort and included compromise language from the state builder association, Building Industry Association of Washington. Why is this important? Seawalls tend to move […]

What’s happening? Colorado overturned its state preemption on 2nd amendment laws. Why is this important? Colorado became the 1st to overturn preemption and 1 of 8 states that allow local governments to pass stricter ordinances on firearms laws. How will this be important? Does overturning preemption feed into other preemptions, which have been on trend […]