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 Colorado Governor vetoed House Bill 23-1190 that would have given municipalities the right of first refusal to purchase multifamily homes and convert them into affordable housing. The Veto statement said local governments can already make an offer in the open market and this should not be mandatory. Colorado Newsline | Right of first refusal housing bill falls […]

Colorado Legislature passed HB1362 (2022 |CO). Local rules implementing the bill  will start being adopted after July 1st. The bill seeks to require more efficient appliances and prewiring for solar panels and electric vehicle charging in new buildings. Developers say the new building codes will increase costs. Let’s watch this unfold. Colorado Sun | New Colorado […]

Arizona is limiting construction near Phoenix as water supplies dwindle. State officials considered groundwater reserves for the next 100 years when reaching their decision. Some say that this will mean that cities and developers must look for alternative sources of water to support future development, including purchasing water from local indigenous tribes. New York Times […]

SB584 (2023 | CA) would impose a 15% tax on short term rentals to fund affordable housing. ABC 7 | California lawmakers consider short-term rental tax to fund affordable housing

An emerging property rights issue: how are digital assets distributed during divorce and what property rights attach to the digital assets?

Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget says digital assets should be treated as other property rights. He says this especially true as the world grows more digitally. Coin Telegraph | Digital assets should be valued as ‘proper property’ — Sandbox co-founder

A real estate brokerage and Chinese citizens have sued Florida over the prohibition from real property ownership. The bill would require Chinese citizens, who currently own property in the state, to register those properties with the state. A violation is punishable by fines, criminal charges and imprisonment. 13 states have similar laws on the books. […]

Lawmakers in North Dakota asked the state Attorney General to investigate a CO2 pipeline alleging that the company has “some of the investment in the project comes from foreign countries, including China.” Connecting the dots… thus these foreign powers have the power of eminent domain. AG Week | Lawmakers seek AG investigation into Summit Carbon […]

Idaho signed an agreement with the Federal government and indigenous tribes for the state to take greater responsibility over the wildlife-urban interface, the area most often the source for wildfires. The International Code Council has a wildland-urban interface code. But, most woodland urban areas in Idaho have not adopted it. Governing | Idaho Agrees to Take […]

How do you encourage construction of affordable housing? In 2021, Connecticut decided it would speed things along by passing a bill that prevents zoning rules from considering population density and character of the community.