Monthly Archives: June 2023

Dallas City Council has passed a short term rental ban for all single family residential neighborhoods. Short term rentals can operate in areas with multi family housing and commercial areas if they register and pay taxes like hotels do. Fox 4 | Dallas City Council bans short-term rentals from single-family areas

The Roberts led Supreme Court nixed a Minnesota tax lien sale where a local government sold a nice old lady’s home for $40,000 to satisfy a $15,000 tax lien and then the local government pocketed the remaining $25,000. The craziest part of this crazy story- the opinion was unanimous. I didn’t think the Justices could […]

Texas created the Land Owner Compensation Program, SB 1133 (2023 | TX) , to compensate border agricultural land owners for damage to their property caused by trespasser committing border crimes. The Big Bend Sentinel | Bill to reimburse landowners for damage caused by ‘border crimes’ signed into law 

Texas is seeking to use eminent domain to acquire a state park. Well, it was a state park for decades. The state leased the land from the property owner for a nominal fee. The lease terminated. Developers want to build. There were negotiations. Negotiations weren’t fruitful, and the state wants to keep its park. Here […]

 Colorado Governor vetoed House Bill 23-1190 that would have given municipalities the right of first refusal to purchase multifamily homes and convert them into affordable housing. The Veto statement said local governments can already make an offer in the open market and this should not be mandatory. Colorado Newsline | Right of first refusal housing bill falls […]

Colorado Legislature passed HB1362 (2022 |CO). Local rules implementing the bill  will start being adopted after July 1st. The bill seeks to require more efficient appliances and prewiring for solar panels and electric vehicle charging in new buildings. Developers say the new building codes will increase costs. Let’s watch this unfold. Colorado Sun | New Colorado […]

Arizona is limiting construction near Phoenix as water supplies dwindle. State officials considered groundwater reserves for the next 100 years when reaching their decision. Some say that this will mean that cities and developers must look for alternative sources of water to support future development, including purchasing water from local indigenous tribes. New York Times […]

SB584 (2023 | CA) would impose a 15% tax on short term rentals to fund affordable housing. ABC 7 | California lawmakers consider short-term rental tax to fund affordable housing

An emerging property rights issue: how are digital assets distributed during divorce and what property rights attach to the digital assets?

Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget says digital assets should be treated as other property rights. He says this especially true as the world grows more digitally. Coin Telegraph | Digital assets should be valued as ‘proper property’ — Sandbox co-founder