Category: Property Rights

Treehouse Fight Costs Family, Taxpayers $58,000

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photo credit: saveourtreehouse.com The government of Clinton, Mississippi goes after a family's treehouse, after granting a permit to build. Case ends up before the Mississippi Supreme Court. $58,000 Spent Fighting Over a Treehouse Two anonymous complaints about a treehouse have ...
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Separation of Church and State?

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A church in downtown Warrenton, Virginia must use local government-mandated wood instead of fiberglass to fully restore its deteriorating steeple - at a cost of $262,000 more for the church. City Tells Church It Must Spend $262,000 For over 130 ...
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The Polka Dotted House Gambit

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Local preservation officials in a "planned community" outside Atlanta reject homeowner's renovation plan that would add a front stoop to his house. The Squeaky Wheel, or in this Case, the Polka Dotted House, Gets the Grease Avondale Estates, a suburb ...
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Neighbors’ Views Trump Homeowner’s, When It Comes to Building an Addition

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In the name preserving "open space" and the "historic fabric" of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, a group of preservationist elitists stop a homeowner - for three years - from adding modest additions to her historic home to meet her family's ...
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ADA Lawsuits Cost Businesses $309.1 Million to Win

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To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the owner of a historic California candy store is forced to build a $14,000 handicapped-accessible entrance ramp. Candy Store Owner Takes a Licking Lanny Rose has owned the Cottage of Sweets, ...
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100 Tales of Dangerous Government

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Today begins a new blog series: Reprinting stories from the new, fifth edition of the National Center for Public Policy Research's book, Shattered Dreams: One Hundred Stories of Government Abuse. Visit the blog every weekday for more stories or, if ...
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Support Eroding for Rep. Frank Wolf’s Journey Through Hallowed Ground Heritage Area; Alternative Measure Gains Backing of Two Congressmen in Affected Area

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Washington, D.C. - Support for Congressman Frank Wolf's controversial Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 319) continues to erode, reports The National Center for Public Policy Research. Two Congressmen are cosponsoring an alternative measure that, unlike Wolf's ...
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Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act Adopted by House Resources Committee Despite Unresolved Problems

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A report from Peyton Knight: After much debate and unresolved conflict, Rep. Frank Wolf's (R-VA) Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act squeaked through the House Resources Committee on a mostly party-line voice vote Wednesday. It was the Democrats ...
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Frank Wolf’s Anti-Property Rights National Heritage Area Bill Scheduled for Pivotal Vote in the House Today, March 7

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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Frank Wolf's (R-VA) controversial Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act is scheduled for a vote in the House Resources Committee today.  This is virtually the same legislation that failed to move in the ...
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Property Rights Showdown in House Expected Wednesday

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The House Resources Committee is is facing a showdown on property rights Wednesday. Virginia Republican Rep. Frank Wolf's bill to allow preservation groups to create a federally-funded "management entity" to influence land-use decisions in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia ...
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