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What’s happening? New Orleans is doubling down on building inspectors to ward off building collapses. Why is this important? New Orleans is automating a system to compare GPS data from city inspectors with inspection records. The system will also work to ensure properly credentialed inspectors go to building cites. How will this be important? By […]

What’s happening? Since 2016 Denver has housed 260 individuals who have been arrested multiple times, in need of housing & support, and with mental health issues. The program has saved Denver millions in reduced city spending on police, court, emergency medical, ambulance and jail services. Why is this important? We talked about it last week […]

What’s happening? A judge in Hendersonville, TN ruled that the city’s ban on short term rentals in neighborhoods is unconstitutional because it interferes with a land owners ability to use her land and that current laws exist to handle issues like public intoxication and nuisances. Why is this important? Most jurisdictions are trying to find […]

What’s happening? The National Apartment Association has filed suit against the CDC over its eviction moratorium claiming it amounts to a taking of property without just compensation. Why is this important? Previous attempts at these lawsuits have not been great, but a June US Supreme Court ruling concerning a regulatory taking shows promise. How will […]

What’s happening? A managment company is suing the City of Los Angeles over its eviction moratorium arguing that the moratorium amounts to a taking that requires just compensation. Why is this important? This situation is playing out across the country. How will this be important? Will states and cities use CARES Funds for landlords is […]

What’s happening? HB 496 (2021 | NC) will preempt local governments in North Carolina from passing ordinances regarding trees. Why is this important? Local control v. state preemption fight number 6879645787 How will this be important? This on going fight over which layer of government knows best for land use. WECT 6 | Proposed bill […]

What’s happening? Think Tanks are considering the eviction moratorium a taking of property requiring just compensation. Why is this important? The estimates are that landlords are wowed $20 Billion or more throughout the U.S. How will this be important? Either we’ll see some litigation or property owners be recipients of CARES Act Funds or other […]

What’s happening? The GoldWater Institute is claiming $23M in claims against Flagstaff for violating Arizona’s 2006 constitutional amendment that allows property owners a claim “to just compensation if the value of a person’s property is reduced by the enactment of a land use law.”  Why is this important? At issue are land use ordinances in […]

What’s happening? Syracuse is planning on utilizing $2M from CARES Act Funding to plant trees. Why is this important? Tree planting is said to lower temperatures, improve air quality, increase property values, improve quality of life &capture storm water. How will this be important? Tree abundance has a socio-economic tie. Lower income neighborhoods have fewer […]

What’s happening? Nevada passed Assembly Bill 286 which prohibits guns with no serial numbers. Gun Rights Activists sued. Courts ruled fo the State that no compensation is required to take an unmarked weapon. Why is this important? It applies to 3D printed weapons too. The bill also bans the sale and possession of unassembled weapons […]