Where: Raleigh, NC
What is Raleigh up to?
- limit of 2 adult guests
- allow rental of only 2 rooms in a home
- $500 violation fine
WRAL | Raleigh to limit number of guests, rooms Airbnb hosts can have
Category Archives: land use
Lege TREND. Preemption of Local Land Use Re: Animals
State: Missouri
Legislation: SB 391 (2019 | MO)
Land Uese issue: Prohbits counties from making stricter rules on concentrated animal feeding operations than the state Department of Health
Yes, state preemption over county ordinances for feedlots.
Private Property Rights. NEW legislative frontier: Your front yard. What can you do with it?
In Florida, HB 145 (2019 | FL) wants to allow you to grow veggies in your front yard.
Does the bill preempt local ordinances? yes, yes it does.
Florida Politics | There will be beets: Veggie garden bill headed to House floor
Property TREND. What happens when Property Owners sell out from under the Condemning Entity?
A church in San Jose, fearing eminent domain, sold to Google.
Which entity could fight an eminent domain proceeding? a church or Google?
ABC 7 News | Fear of eminent domain leads Downtown San Jose church to sell to Google
Lege Trend. Anatomy of a Short Term Rental Law in a State that Walked Back Full State Preemption.
Florida’s HB 987 (2019 | FL) would preempt local short term rental law and establish a statewide regulatory system that:
- not allow for grandfathering local ordinances
- state supervision of rentals in lieu of local inspections
- state licensing by the state Division of Hotels and Restaurants within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
- disclsoure of a contact person including:
- name
- mailing address
- telephone number
What’s happened in FL with short term rental…
Property RIGHTs TREND. New Kid in Short Term Rental Legislation Kerfuffle
Who: Texans for Property and Rental Rights
Who are Texans for Property and Rental Rights? coalition of property rental businesses, travel sites and business trade organizations
What do they want? Statewide short term rental law to prohibit banning & ” overregulating” short term rentals
Texas Public Radio | New Group Enters Short-Term Rental Debate; San Antonio Law May Be Overwritten
Property Rights in Pore Space.
North Dakota’s SB 2344 (2019 |ND) will change how pore space is treated under the law.
What is pore space? The cavernous area beneath the surface that isn’t solid
How is pore space currently treated in North Dakota? It belongs to the surface owner, not the mineral owner
What does SB 2344 do?
- changes the definitions for surface ownership to include only solid areas, not cavernous air pockets, or pore space
- prohibits a surface owner from seeking compensation for pore space
What industries…
Lege TREND. Statewide Short Term Rental Bill.
The Bill: Maine’s LD 209 (ME | 2019) will:
- prohibit cities from banning short term rentals
- allow for local regulations related to health and safety
Supporters say:
- This is about property rights
- IN 2018, Maine AirbnB hosts earned $66 million
Opponents say:
- Cities should have control
- Removes local governments to seek remedies from bad actors
- Opponent sinclude: Maine’s Municipal Association, Hospitality Maine, Cottage Connection of Maine, Vacation Rental Professionals of Maine and Maine…
Lege TREND. Color Coding Private Property Access for Hunting
North Dakota is considering SB2315 (ND | 2019) which seeks to peotect private property by creating a color coded system for access by hunters.
All property, including private property, is considered green an open for hunting.
Property Owners can post red signs to prohibit access by hunters.
LOCAL Trend. 4 years. 75% reduction in vacant buildings. 3 Steps.
In under 4 years, St. Petersburg Florida reduced the number of vacant homes by 75%.
How did St. Petersburg achieve this?
- Used courts to foreclose properties for unpaid taxes
- Targets proeprties owned by absentee landlords
- Then the city sells the property to:
- nonprofit affordable housing developers for $4,000 or
- sells the foreclosed properties at auction