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Stale Real Estate Convenants, Robert C. Ellickson May 2022

Stale Real Estate Convenants, Robert C. Ellickson

William & Mary Law Review

Since the 1970s, covenants running with the land have tethered a large majority of the new housing units produced in the United States. These private restraints usually continue for generations, until a majority or supermajority of covenant beneficiaries affirmatively vote to amend or terminate them. Covenants interact with public land use controls, particularly zoning ordinances. Zoning politics tends to freeze land uses in urban America, particularly in existing neighborhoods of single-family homes. This Article investigates to what extent covenants exacerbate the zoning freeze. It provides a history of the use of private covenants and suggests how drafters, judges, and legislators …


Encouraging Transportation-Oriented Development In The United States: A Case For Utilizing “Earned-As-Of-Location” Credits To Promote Strategic Economic Development, Matthew G. Jewitt Apr 2016

Encouraging Transportation-Oriented Development In The United States: A Case For Utilizing “Earned-As-Of-Location” Credits To Promote Strategic Economic Development, Matthew G. Jewitt

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Zoning, Taking, And Dealing: The Problems And Promise Of Bargaining In Land Use Planning, Erin Ryan Jan 2002

Zoning, Taking, And Dealing: The Problems And Promise Of Bargaining In Land Use Planning, Erin Ryan

Faculty Publications

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The Future Of Transferable Development Rights In The Supreme Court, Linda A. Malone Jan 1985

The Future Of Transferable Development Rights In The Supreme Court, Linda A. Malone

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Regulation Of Conduct In Relation To Land - The Need To Purge Natural Law Constraints From The Fourteenth Amendment, John E. Donaldson Dec 1974

Regulation Of Conduct In Relation To Land - The Need To Purge Natural Law Constraints From The Fourteenth Amendment, John E. Donaldson

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.