Showing posts with label private property rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label private property rights. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Supreme Court rule for Florida property owner in land use case


(Reuters) - In a victory for advocates of private property rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said a Florida property owner may be owed compensation from a government agency that declined to award him a development permit for his land.


for the rest of the article go to http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/us-usa-court-property-idUSBRE95O0XM20130625


Kagan, in dissent, said the majority "threatens to subject a vast array of land-use regulations, applied daily in states and localities throughout the country, to heightened constitutional scrutiny. I would not embark on so unwise an adventure."   I agree with the observation but in some cases further scrutiny may be warranted.