Housing Policy
New Jersey court strikes down town’s use of eminent domain to skirt affordable housing mandate
A New Jersey town's attempt to bypass the state's affordable housing mandate has hit a roadblock. On June 27, the New Jersey Superior Court upheld a trial court ruling preventing Middletown Township from using…
Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Eviction Moratorium Takings Case
NA It wasn't a great Supreme Court term for property rights advocates. In March, the Supreme Court refused to hear Bowers v. Oneida County Industrial Development Agency, which I and many others thought would have been a…
Pacific Legal Foundation Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of Euclid v. Ambler Realty
Illustration: Lex Villena; Lev Kropotov Next year is the 100th anniversary of Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty, the Supreme Court decision upholding exclusionary zoning. I think Euclid is one of the worst supreme Court…
Charlottesville, Virginia’s zoning code accidentally abolished by NIMBY lawsuit
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: The Supreme Court's decision not to take up a major challenge to Los Angeles' COVID-era eviction moratorium Maine passes…
Newsom’s California Environmental Quality Act reforms will allow more new housing
Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't afraid to step into the political fray when it comes to standing up to President Donald Trump over national issues that impact California. He's not always wrong when he sues the…
NIMBYism Stifles Housing Construction in Previous Growth Areas
NA In a recent article in the Atlantic, Rogé Karma, describes how NIMBY ("not in my backyard") forces have been increasingly stifling housing construction many areas - including Sun Belt cities - where it was…
California Passes Important New YIMBY Housing Law
NA On Monday, California enacted an important new law breaking down a key regulatory barrier to new housing construction. The CalMatters website has a helpful summary: A decade-spanning political battle between housing…
California enacts sweeping exemption to development-killing environmental law
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to the latest edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter includes stories on: The triumphant, albeit technical, return of missing middle housing in Arlington, Virginia New York's Rent…
New Jersey towns face setback in lawsuit against state’s affordable housing mandate
Earlier this month, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy rejected a lawsuit filed by Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP)—a coalition of 29 New Jersey townships—alleging that the state's affordable…
How Texas beat California on housing
San Francisco and Austin are both known for their trendsetting tech sectors and cultural scenes. But while Austin is enjoying the best of times, for San Francisco, it's starting to feel like the worst. San…
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