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Saving Trees, Destroying Property Rights
Residents in Victoria recently sought to expand the city’s preservation ordinance to include trees. They want to prevent property owners from removing trees. The Victoria Advocate reports: [Bernard] Klimist, who has run a law firm from a historic building he renovated on Santa Rosa Street since 1991, said the property owner’s rights must be tempered…
Property Rights and the “Little Guy,” Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we examined how property rights protect the freedom of the “little guy” to improve his economic status. But when property rights are violated, the opportunities are diminished. The minimum wage is one example. Suppose an employer could use someone to perform mundane tasks, such as sweeping the floor or…
Property Rights in Space: A False Framework
In 1967, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty. While the treaty states that no country can claim sovereignty over outer space or any celestial body, it says nothing about what individuals may do. With a growing number of private companies making successful launches into space, pundits…
Fix it or Else
The city of Cuero has a vacant building ordinance that requires property owners to maintain vacant buildings or else. And as with anything involving government, or else means that you will be fined, sent to jail, or have your property seized. Defenders of the ordinance make a number of arguments in favor of issuing threats…
A Room with a View
The owner of a Miami Beach hotel—Setai Hotel Acquisition LLC–is suing the city over a zoning change. Zoning officials approved a change that would allow BHI Miami Limited to make additions to a building it recently purchased. Setai claims that the additions will block ocean views in many of its rooms, those views are a…
Property Rights and Flooding
ByjbpThis was originally posted as a series on Live Oaks in May 2010. Comments have not been migrated. In response to a post last week, a reader asked: Why are the property rights of the affected residents any more important than the property rights of the upstream property owners who are flooded through no fault…