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Local Government Finance As Integrated System: The Uneasy Case For Using Special Districts In Real Estate Finance (A Response To Odinet’S Super-Liens To The Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts In Real Estate Finance), Darien Shanske
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
Local governments have long used special financing districts to build infrastructure. If a local project, say building a pocket park, is likely to increase the values of properties very close to the park, then why should those properties not pay for the park in the first place? Though efficient and fair in many cases, the use of these districts can also be problematic. For instance, it seems likely that wealthier residents, with higher property values to leverage, are especially likely to use these districts effectively. It has also been the case that developers have used these districts speculatively, which had …
Response To Christopher Odinet, Super- Liens To The Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts In Real Estate Finance, Peter W. Salsich Jr.
Response To Christopher Odinet, Super- Liens To The Rescue? A Case Against Special Districts In Real Estate Finance, Peter W. Salsich Jr.
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
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