Archive: Property

  • Regulatory Costs Fairness Act March 15, 2013

    Regulatory Costs Fairness Act Section 1. Diminution in value; just compensation  A. If the existing rights to use, divide, sell or possess private real property are reduced by the enactment or applicability of any land use law enacted after the date the property is transferred to the owner and such action reduces the fair market value of the property the owner is entitled to just compensation from this state or the political subdivision of this state that enacted the land use law. B. This section does not apply to land use laws that: 1. Limit or prohibit a use or […]

  • Resolution Supporting the Private Ownership of Property March 15, 2013

    WHEREAS, the Founding Fathers of our nation understood that the rights to own property is the cornerstone of liberty and freedom and is essential to the concept of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; WHEREAS, the private ownership of property is an essential element of free, independent and sovereign society; WHEREAS, the private ownership of property guarantees individual liberty and freedom; WHEREAS, the private ownership of property includes, but is not limited to, land, real, tangible, intangible, personal and corporate possessions and intellectual properties; WHEREAS, the right to private ownership of property is being destroyed, often without forewarning or […]

  • Property Owners Disclosure Act March 15, 2013

    Summary This legislation requires that certain scientific data collected on private property by state environmental officials may not be compiled in a way that identifies the property owner’s land unless expressly authorized by the property owner to do so. Further, incidental environmental information must be disregarded by state environmental officials if such information falls outside the scope of their original reason for entering private property. Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known as the Property Owner Disclosure Act. Section 2. {Entering Private Land} (A) To enforce the game and fish laws of the state and to […]

  • Property Investment Protection Act March 15, 2013

    Summary This act protects against the diminution of the value of a private home or other property investment when government action is taken to serve a public purpose by making changes in a property’s land use or zoning status. Model Legislation Section I. This act shall be known as the Property Investment Protection Act Section II. If any action by a [CITY, COUNTY, JURISDICTION, OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE] to change the land use or zoning status of real property causes a reduction in the use or exchange value of that property, the property is considered to have been taken […]