Property Rights
Barack Obama wants Democrats to be the YIMBY party. That’s easier said than done.
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at former President Barack Obama's recent speech in which he urged Democrats to be more YIMBY. Also included is an…
Life as an Academic Defender of the Intuitively Obvious
AI-generated image. Academics are supposed to find counterintuitive, nonobvious ideas. That should be especially true for me, given that I hold many unpopular views, and am deeply opposed to populism of both the left and…
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…
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…
NYC tried to seize Lucy the pig. Eric Adams says the family can keep her—if she leaves town.
A Staten Island family has been fighting the city tooth and nail for the right to keep "Lucy," a beloved pet pygmy pig. Now the government has relented. For almost 15 years, Lucy has resided with the Gannones, her…
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…
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