Tag: property rights
Regulations stunts housing (still)
A new Pew Charitable Trusts study examining jurisdictions that reformed zoning finds far lower rent increases there than elsewhere. Zoning rules that severely restrict the...
The problem with property rights
Property rights cases, no matter the sector, are related to the multifamily housing business. One breach is every owner’s problem. Case in point: A...
Property rights versus labor unions in the Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court’s recent Obamacare case illustrates, the justices no longer enforce most of the Constitution’s limits on the federal government. But a...
Property rights grab
With so many Americans out of work and unable to pay their rent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instituted a nationwide eviction...
Private vs. public property rights
Controlling housing rental rates is a classic example of the erosion of private property rights. Traditional rent controls specify a maximum rent that property...
The big take
That is until they learned that zoning changed during their ownership, recategorizing their parcel as wetland, and making it of no market value. Still,...
