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What question is the Texas Attorney General Opinion? Are guests at recreational vehicle parks are licensees or tenants for eviction purposes?
Why does this matter? A tenant has exclusive possession & control of the premises with legal recourse; a licensee does not
RV guests, are they tenants or licensees?
Legislative Fix? Re-define “recreational…
Voters approved the constitutional change in North Carolina to add a right to hunt and fish to the state constitution.
Enabling legislation: SB 677 (2018 | NC)
Article I of the North Carolina Constitution will be amended by adding: “Sec. 38. Right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.The right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife is a valued part of the State’s heritage and shall be forever preserved for the public good. The people have a right, including the right to use…
Louisianna Courts are tackling whether a pipeline, that utilized eminent domain, subejcts its to open records laws.
The lower court said, no open records laws do not apply.
Next up: Appellate Courts.
How is this moving through the courts? Via The Center for Constitutional Rights
What information is The Center for Constitutional Rights looking for?
New Hampshire voters approved a state constititional amendment to protect from government intrusion personal and private information.
The constitutional language: An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent.
The passage rate: 80% of votgers supported it
Reason | N.H. Constitution Now Protects “Right to Live Free from Governmental Intrusion in Private or Personal Information”
What city implemented a blight tax? Savannah Gerogia
What did they name their blight tax? Community Redevelopment Tax Incentive ordinance
How does it work? When a property is designated as blighte dby the city, the property tax increases 7 fold
What types of properties are impacted?
What is the rate of…
In KMS RETAIL ROWLETT v. the City of Rowlett, the Texas Supreme Court this fall heard arguments over whether a road easement in a commercial development project violated the Texas Legislture’s legislative repsonse to Kelo v. City of New London.
The trial court and appellate court agreed that the roadway easement falls into a transportation exception on the prohibtion against eminent domain for economic development purposes in Texas Government Code Sec. 2206.001
What legislative fixes could…
The House passed a bipartisan HR 189 (115th Congress) that denies federal funds if a state or political subdivision uses eminent domain for economic development purposes.
California Legislature passed AB 987 (2018 | CA) that streamlines building a new stadium for the Clippers & construction by the Oakland A’s by:
Michigan Legislature is considering HB4070 (2017-2018 | MI) which addresses land owner compensation in 3 ways:
California Legislature passed SB 1465 (2018 | CA) would require contractors:
Daily Californian | Bills to increase balcony safety pass California State Legislature