Category Archives: legislation trend

Campaign TREND. Buzzwords supporting eminent domain reform.

A West Virigina Congressional race features opposition to eminent domain for a pipeline with messaging that

  • shows conservatives and liberals agree in their opposition
  • the public sees no benefit when their land is taken for a pipeline
  • the public sees no benefit when, gasp!, the gas moves overseas

When is eminent domain permissible to the candidates?

  • “clear and strong public benefit”
  • no revolving door from oila nd gas agency oversight to oil and gas industry work

WVTF | 9th Congressional…

Lege TREND. States with enacted statewide short term rental legislation. Compare. Contrast. The Bills.

Tennesee

  • HB1020 (2018 | TN)
  • allows local govenrments to ban or limit short term rentals by ordinance
  • grandfathers in existing short term rentals into local ordinances

Arizona

  • SB 1350 (2016 | AZ)
  • local governments cannot prohibit short term rentals
  • touted as “financial breathing room” for families

 

Washington Post | Political contests erupt as cities and hotel industry struggle to curb Airbnb

 

Lege TREND. Eminent Domain Compensation legislation for 2019.

Ashby reiterates his support for his 2017 eminent domain compensation bill, HB 3687 (2017 | TX) that would:

  • strengthens bona fide offer
  • additional dislcosures of appraisal reports
  • additional detail disclosures for easements
  • hold harmless clause for the land owners
  • nongovernmental entities have to escrow or bond the trial court award for a landowner before appeal
  • an attorney fees trigger mechanism for nongovernmental entities
  • shifts property taxes to the condeming entity 

Lufkin Daily…

Business TREND. Property Rights in RVs.

Business: RVezy

What is RVezy​?

  • short term rental/sharing of RVs
  • including peer-to-peer insurance in 2017

Watch for regulations & legislation on:

  • permitting
  • licesning fees
  • taxes
  • insurance requirements
  • use and parking locations

Markets Insider | Another First for the RV Sharing Economy: Canada’s RVezy Launches IOS & Android Ap

 

Local TREND. 8 Point Local Ordinance in Golden State with Fire Extinguishers + Tier 2 restrictions.

Long Beach proposed short term rental ordinance will require:

  • Register with the city
  • Provide a local 24-hour contact
  • Post city requirements in the unit
  • Provide a map of fire extinguishers and escape routes
  • Get at least $1 million in property liability insurance
  •  12 percent transient occupancy tax rate
  • City Nuisance regualtions apply
  • 3 violations in 12 months, 12 month suspension from operation

What are tier 2 restrictions that are being talked about?

  • prohibit large-scale events
  • 10…

Legal TREND. US Supreme Court and Beach Access. legislative Eminent Domain.

The US Supreme Court has rejected a case brought by a California billionaire to privatize a formally open beach. 

The California Legislature in 2018 budgeted for the use of eminent domain to reclaim public beach acess. After the case had wound its way through California administrative law judges and the California courts which provided fo the use of eminent domain.

Economic Times | US Supreme Court rejects Indian-origin billionaire’s plea for a private beach 
 

 

Business TREND. Property Rights + Medical Housing. Sharing Economy meets Health Care.

What business? Airbnb launches a Medical Care Housing Program on its OPen Homes PLatform

What will the platform’s goals?

  • free, temporary housing for patients and their families traveling for treatment or respite stays
  • a feature for people to volunteer their homes on Airbnb and evolved from an Airbnb property owner who wanted to share their home for free after Hurricane Sandy

Cure Today | Airbnb Announces Medical Care Housing Program at Biden Cancer Summit 

TREND. Reform Eminent Domain. Save the Economy. Editorial.

A Colorado Editorial on propsoition, Amendment 74, calls for passage to save the economy, for these 3 reasons:

  • must do everything to protect property rights, or investors will not trust to invest
  • it will end activists and politicians from atacking property rights
  • no one should lose a private investment without compensation. Amendment 74 fixes this.

The Gazette | EDITORIAL: Pass Amendment 74 and save the economy

REFRESHING OUR RECOLLECTION ON AMENDMENT 74:

4 Reasons Colorado’s Eminent…

3 Reasons Private entities should use and have eminent domain authority.

Testifying before the Texas House Land and Resource Management Committee, the Institute for Poilicy Innovation says private entities should have the power of eminent domain because:

  • policymakers should remain neutral in how eminent domain is applied to private industries
  • “Government should not be the only entity to exercise eminent domain” because then only government would be building infrastructure
  • “private sector build(s) as much of our infrastructure as possible, with private risk…

Local TREND. Property Rights. Public Access to land with Grave Sites.

Local government: In 2012, Scott Township, in eastern Pennsylvania, required land owners to provide public access to grave sites, if the township determined there may be a gravesite

How precondemnation access came into play: Officials toured the property, identified some loose stones that may mark a gravesite, and required public access.

What happens under this ordinance if property owners do not grant access to grave sites? Fines.

Why does this matter? The US Supreme Court hears the case of…