Monthly Archives: June 2024

Last year Florida passed a ban on Chinese nationals from owning property. SB 264 (2023 | FL)   The bill made it a felony for a person who does not have a green card, that includes long term workers who are here legally under HB-1 visas. The criminal statute also extends to sellers and real estate agents. CNN | […]

 California’s ADU bill, AB 1332 (CA| 2023) , created online platforms for property owners and developers to review pre-approved ADU plans in their jurisdiction. “The Community Planning Collaborative, a housing policy and community engagement firm, has developed an online platform for government officials, architects and residents to manage authorized housing plans and where homeowners or developers will […]

 There’s been talk of squatters in empty houses, of renters with lengthy leases squatting, and now AirBnB-ers are squatting. So it is said for a North Carolina Airbnb listing. An airBnB condo in Durham, NC has been occupied for 8 months, without payments. The original payments were paid in cash and negotiated off the app. […]

Broward County, Florida, home to Two Live Crew and a notable Supreme Court 1st amendment ruling,  has turned to drones to spray for mosquitos in remote park lands and wetlands. This means no more machete wielding county workers spraying for mosquitos. The county also points to drone spraying as being  less invasive to private property.  Governing […]

CalTrans is selling homes that it took with its power of eminent domain for a now defunct freeway expansion. Here’s the interesting part- proceeds from the sales are dedicated to affordable housing, specifically low to moderate cost housing. All thanks to SB 381 (2021 | CA) South Pasadenan News | CalTrans Homes FOR SALE in South […]

14 Republican incumbents in South Dakota lost their seats to challengers. The challengers took the position that the state needs stronger private property rights protections against a CO2 pipeline, and claiming a bill creating a Landowner Bill of Rights was too much of a compromise on property rights. South Dakota Searchlight | Incumbent Republican legislators suffer […]

The director of insurance with the Consumer Federation of America says that “Insurance companies have basically become our land-use officials.” State legislators and regulators have responded by: (1) offering insurers more flexibility to raise premiums or drop certain homes from coverage, (2) fast-tracking rate revisions and (3) making it harder for residents to sue their insurance […]