Check this out. In Willowbrook Apts, LLC v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, No. 1:20-cv-01818 (July 6, 2020), the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied the plaintiff/property owner’s motion for a temporary restraining order, in a case challenging the COVID orders that pretty dramatically alter the landlord/tenant relationship in Maryland:
July 22, 2020: “Emergency and Police Power: Property Claims in Times of Crisis” (ABA Webinar)
Please plan on joining us on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 1pm ET (10am PT) for a long-form program on “Emergency and Police Power: Property Claims in Times of Crisis.”
Our speakers are Professors Craig Konnoth (Colorado) and John Nolon (Pace), and one of the lawyers on the forefront of the nationwide legal
SDNY: No Taking For NY’s Eviction Moratorium (It’s Temporary, And You Invited Them In Landlords)
As we noted here, property owners sued the New York governor asserting that one of his emergency measures to respond to the coronavirus crisis (a suspension of eviction proceedings) is a taking.
Yesterday, the District Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, and entered summary judgment in favor of the governor. Order Denying
Available Now: 2020 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook (Green Book)
Just published: the 2020 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook (Green Book). The first section of the Summary of Contents is about Takings, and includes as the lead piece Professor Gideon Kanner and Michael Berger’s tour-de-force article, “The Nasty, Brutish, and Short Life of Agins v. City of Tiburon.” It also includes
New Lawsuit Challenges California’s Indefinite Eviction Moratorium
Here’s the latest lawsuit challenging a government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. This one challenges the California Judicial Council’s Emergency Rule 1, which indefinitely closed the courthouse doors to eviction proceedings (what California calls “unlawful detainer”).
This one does not employ a takings rationale, but takes a separation-of-powers approach. It’s concisely drafted, so we
New Fed Ct Complaint: Coronavirus Rent Freeze And Eviction Moratorium Is A Taking
Here’s the latest complaint challenging coronavirus-related orders (in this case, the City of Los Angeles’ rent payment and eviction moratoria) as a taking.
More here from the LA Times: “Landlord group sues city of L.A. over coronavirus anti-eviction protections.”
You should probably read the entire document, as it is drafted well. But
Upcoming Judiciary History Center Program: “Constitutional Law and States of Emergency: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic” – Wed., June 17, 2020, 5:30pm HST
Next Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 5:30pm Hawaii Time, we’ll be speaking for the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center about “Constitutional Law and States of Emergency: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
This is a one-hour program, open to the public, where we will take a dive into Hawaii’s emergency preparedness and
Latest Coronavirus Complaint: NY State’s Order Suspending Evictions Is A Taking
Things I’ve Learned (Am Learning) About #CoronavirusLaw
Our shut-in time has got us to thinking.
We’re all environmentalists now. This is the precautionary principle writ large. In a way, this is only part of a greater problem.
Welcome to the Twitterverse. We now have access to a vast amount of data — very often on a granular level — and this moves
Land Use Also On The Fall Semester Agenda At William And Mary Law
This fall, we’ll be back at the William and Mary Law School (hopefully in-person, depending on the circumstances and the yet-to-be-announced approach to be taken by the College of William and Mary), teaching two of our favorite subjects.
Not only will this be the third time leading Eminent Domain and Property Rights (Law 608), but