In a significant victory for property owners, the Arizona Supreme Court held this week that damages in condemnation cases can include compensation for the reduction in value caused by the proximity of homes to a new highway...more
2/3/2025
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arizona ,
AZ Supreme Court ,
Condemnation ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Damages ,
Easements ,
Eminent Domain ,
Just Compensation ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
State and Local Government
The U.S. Supreme Court last week unanimously held that the Takings Clause of the Constitution prevents legislatures, as well as administrative agencies, from imposing unconstitutional conditions on land-use permits....more
4/17/2024
/ Building Permits ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Exactions ,
Fees ,
George Sheetz v County of El Dorado ,
Impact Fees ,
Just Compensation ,
Land Developers ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Property Improvements ,
Property Owners ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Takings Clause ,
Unconstitutional Condition
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The recent 3 – 3 split by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in GM Berkshire Hills LLC v Berks County Board of Assessment and Wilson School District leaves in place a school district’s ability to target recently sold...more
We are introducing a mini-series, “Developing Philly.” The podcast episodes will explore issues that are top-of-mind for developers, owners, and commercial investors throughout the Philadelphia region. We’ll focus on zoning...more
Philadelphia Zoning and Land Use Update -
The Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment (OPA) has issued draft regulations for the implementation of the changes in Philadelphia’s 10-year tax abatement in 2022....more
The Township of Canton, Michigan, like many local governments, requires property owners who remove trees of a certain size to either replace those trees or pay into a fund for the planting of new trees. The Sixth Circuit...more