All recent Olympics have involved eminent domain, but the largest use of eminent domain was Beijing which took property from 1.5 million.
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Campaign to Fight City Blight Designations. New Private Property Rights Model.
Where is this happening: Ogden, UT
What is the new private property rights group: Ogden Alliance Against Eminent Domain Abuse working with the Institute of Justice
The city action that sparked the group’s formation: The city seeks to declare a 9 block residential area as blighted
Institute for Justice | Ogden Residents Unite to Fight City’s Bogus Blight Designation
From the Far East. Activists Ask for Eminent Domain.
Where are activists calling on a mayor to use eminent domain? New York City
What property do they want taken by eminent domain? A storage business
What purpose do they want the land taken? A park
3 Reasons County Commissioner Is Displeased with High Speed Rail.
- Folks representing high speed rail are entering land without permission
- Strong arm tactics by folks representing high speed rail
- The use of eminent domain by private companies like Texas Central Rail
TREND. New Tool for Local Governments? County Building Permits to Stop Eminent Domain.
Which County wants to require county permits before construction on high speed rail may begin? Grimes County, Texas
Is the proposal supported by state lawmakers? Yes. Support has been indicated by Sen. Schwertner, Rep. Schubert, Sen. Birdwell, Rep. Ashby & Sen. Kolkhorst
What would trigger a permit? Any construction crossing a county right of way
What would the application include? A requirement that the entity has state or federal authority to use eminent domain
Are other counties…
Property Rights. Case Study Denton.
Let’s look at how NBC News portrayed the local fracking ban in Denton:
Words used to describe those opposed to fracking:
- NBC’s words:
- not a lot of experience
- committed
- driven
- “inspiring victory for grassroots organizing and local democracy”
- The supporters description of the opposition:
- “were in Vladimir Putin’s pocket and were trying to protect Russia’s share of the global natural gas market”
- People in Denton ” lacked the sophistication to address technical matters like…
Eminent Domain. City Acquires Water Utility. City Alleges Bad Faith.
Which city sought to aquire by eminent domain a water utility? Missoula, Montana
Who does the city allege acted in bad faith? The Carlyle Group
Where did the Courts fall on eminent domain? Montana Courts sided with Missoula to allow eminent domain against the water utility
What bad faith actions does the city allege against the Water Utility & its holding company?
- fraud
- negligent misrepresentation
- deceit
- breach of fiduciary duty
- deceptive and unfair acts and practices
- civil…
Job Creation Leads to Eminent Domain Veto
Which governmental entity vetoed an eminent domain project? Outagamie County Executive
What governmental purpose was the project fulfilling? A new Sheriff’s department facility
What was the reason for the veto? It came to light a private company would operate the facility and create 100 jobs
WeareGreenBay.com | Outagamie County Executive to veto eminent domain plan
Sharing Economy. Private Property Rights. Trade Practices Issues can impact Laws & Regs
What trade partcices allegations are being made against short term rentals?
- discrimination
- inconsistent tax collections
- violations of local health and safety regulations
What’s the solution proposed to curb this? Increased data collection of short term rentals with FTC monitoring
What would this look like as city ordinances or state laws?
- Data collection requirement by the oversight agency to record ethnicity of renter,
- Tax collection data linked to the short term rental…
INTERIM. Private Property Rights. Sharing Economy. Local Government Fines Create Lawsuits.
What local government fines are home share platforms facing?
- In San Francisco, AirBnB and other home sharing services face $1000 per day fine for every unregisered host
- In New York, fine anyone who rents a whole apartment for fewer than 30 days, which has been illegal in New York since 2010
What’s the basis for the San Francisco lawsuit?
- Feeral law prohibits holding websites legally accountable for the acts of their users