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Public Communities, Private Rules, Hannah J. Wiseman Mar 2010

Public Communities, Private Rules, Hannah J. Wiseman

Scholarly Publications

As the American population grows, communities are seeking creative property tools to control individual land uses and create defined community aesthetics, or distinctive “built environments.” In the past, private covenants were the primary mechanism to address this sort of need. Public communities, however, have begun to implement covenant-type “private” rules through zoning overlays, which place unusually detailed restrictions on individual property uses and, in so doing, have created new forms of “rule-bound” communities. This Article will argue that all types of rule-bound communities are uniquely important because they respond to resident consumers’ heightened demand for a community aesthetic. It will …


Housing For The Elderly: Constitutional Limitations And Our Obligations, Ed Stafman Jul 1977

Housing For The Elderly: Constitutional Limitations And Our Obligations, Ed Stafman

Florida State University Law Review

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Zoning And Population Control -- Courts Are Reacting To New Problems In Old Ways, Joe G. Dykes, Jr. Jul 1977

Zoning And Population Control -- Courts Are Reacting To New Problems In Old Ways, Joe G. Dykes, Jr.

Florida State University Law Review

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