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South Carolina activists are pushing for Home Owner Association reform. The Legislature has a speical committee studying HOA reform.
The 7 Hot HOA Topics that stand to be reformed:
A documentary about a pipeline that would start in Belton, South Carolina, run through Georgia and end in Jacksonville is in the works. The top 3 concerns that emerged from landowners are:
Who is claiming a property right in a permit? Taxi drivers that hold a permit to service DFW are claiming a property right in the taxi permit for DFW
How did this argument emerge? The DFW airport board amended its rules on ground transportation. Thereafter, the taxis sued Uber and Lyft.
The response from the sharing economy? There is no vested proeprty right in a permit to operate at DFW
Who will decide this dispute? A Dallas County Court
Trib Talk Bracewell & Giuliani | Obstacles to pipeline development highlight Texas’ conservative split
What’s the brouhaha? California Appellate Courts have split on how much pre condemnation access to property is permitted.
What’s the case awaiting oral argument in California? Property Reserve, Inc. v. Dep’t of Water Resources, No. S217738 Its about whether a water commission could enter lands for soil testing to further a water line.
Which way did the appellate court rule? The Court of Appeals sided with land owners that the pre-condemnation access was so extensive so as to trigger an…
To counter Arkansas’ Congressmen opposition to the Plains & Eastern Clean Line transmission line, which would run through Arkansas but not provide electricity in Arkansas, an economic study was released.
Who authored the economic study? the Center for Business and Economic Research at UA’s Sam M. Walton College of Business
What economic boon for Arkansas did the report show?
Farmers in Oklahoma are joining forces over the use of eminent domain to aquire water rights to allow for the sale of Oklahoma’s water.
5 Points that will Make You the Expert.
A small town redevelopment effort to revitalize vacant industrial property surprised city council members when it was revealed that the Institute for Justice is interested in the issue.
The Institute for Justice represents land owners who are facing condemnation or forefeiture of their property.
The Mount Airy News | Eminent domain issue sparks legal threat
What’s a quick take? Once an eminent domain suit is filed, the entity exercising eminent domain claims ownership of the property.
Where is this Court that’s limiting quick take of property rights? Ohio
Is the court saying no quick take, that the courts have to decide before the property ownership can transfer to the condemning entity? No, the court says the Ohio constitution limits this ability to the taking of land for roads only.
How does this apply in Texas? In Texas, once an…
The Blaze | Donald Trump Defends Eminent Domain — Here’s Why He Claims the Power Is ‘Needed’