Victory for property rights

Supreme Court Rules Government Cannot Use the Permit Process to Coerce Property Owners! By Pacific Legal Foundation

In April, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that legislatures cannot use the permit process to coerce owners into paying exorbitant development fees. The ruling, a major victory for property rights, will remove costly barriers to development, thereby helping to combat the housing crisis.   Specifically, the Court held 9-0 that such fees, otherwise known as “legislative…