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Nov. 14, 2017
Cert denial in property rights case leaves open a loophole in California
It was a disappointing denial for property rights advocates because it leaves open a loophole that California governments use to extort money from homebuilders
Jeremy B. Talcott
Staff Attorney
Pacific Legal Foundation
Constitutional law, litigation
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Chapman Univ School of Law
The U.S. Supreme Court this month denied certiorari in the case of 616 Croft v. the City of West Hollywood. It was a disappointing denial for property rights advocates because it leaves open a loophole that California governments use to extort money from homebuilders.
For decades, local governments have realized that the permitting process gives them immense power over landowners. In the face of a bureaucr...
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