Keeping Country Club . . . Country Club My law-practicing days (in the early ’90’s) are fading fast, but I do recall a basic principle about constitutional (vs. unconstitutional) zoning restrictions: general rules with a strong public policy component work, overly specific ones don’t. So, cities that don’t want Wal-Mart’s can’t simply pass an ordinance...Read More
From Worst to First, or, Housing “Leapfrog” More than one would-be Seller has quietly harbored the hope that they wouldn’t have to spend big money getting their home ready for market — or face Buyers beating them up on their home’s condition — because, after all, “it’s probably a tear-down.” Unfortunately, more than 95% of...Read More
