Monthly Archives: February 2022

What’s happening? Iowa has a new private property rights group, Iowa Easement Team. Why is this important? The group’s concern is the use of eminent domain for private gain by building a pipeline through Iowa. How will this be important? Iowa Easement Team has hired a law firm and is working with landowners to make […]

What is happening? A woman who runs a business in her Lakeway, Texas home discovered her business shut down by the City of Lakeway. Allegedly after golfers complained that “they could hear and see children playing in her backyard” Why is this important? A lawsuit asserts that the City of Lakeway’s use of zoning laws to […]

What is happening? Georgia Legislature is considering HB 1150 ( 2022 | GA) that would prohibit a farm from having nuisance complaints for farm work after a year of farming. Why is this important? Environmentalists and small farms believe the protection is being used to shield bad animal husbandry practices in the meat industry. How […]

What is happening? the Virginia Legislature passed legislation to build a new professional sports area for the for the Washington Commanders Why is this important? The legislation has the following elements: Creates the  “football stadium authority” to oversee the construction and financing of a new stadium and retail/entertainment complex sell bonds to help fund a […]

What’s happening? Washington State was considering requiring local governments to permit zoning for townhomes, duplexes and quadplexes in previously zoned single family residential areas. HB 1782 (2021-2022 | WA) Why is this important? OR passed a similar bill in 2019. CA did so in 2021 with SB 9 and SB 10. AZ is considering a […]

What’s happening? Baltimore and Chicago both have a surplus of abandoned property that is in the city’s possession. Selling these properties has been a challenge. Why is this important? Chicago has pieces of property for sale at $1 that they can’t get rid of during scavenger sales. How will this be important? Chicago has mapped […]

What’s happening? There’s a proposed carbon pipeline in the midwest. It’s got the attention of Legislatures to see whether the use of eminent domain should be permitted. Why is this important? Federal authority for pipelines has never extended eminent domain use for a carbon pipeline. How will this be important? Will states clarify that carbon […]

What’s happening? VA wants to lure a professional football team and build a new stadium. The bill to effectuate this would not allow for the use of eminent domain. HB 1353 (2022 | VA) Why is this important? news accounts of the taking of BIPOC neighborhoods to build stadiums are being identified by local governments […]

What’s happening? Highlands Lake, Alabama is being challenged for its minimum home size of 1800 square feet. Why is this important? Property rights activists say the ordinance is unconstitutional & not tied to any governmental purpose. How will this be important? Other cities are having their minimum home sizes challenged because they prevent affordable housing […]