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The Power To Exclude And The Power To Expel, Donald J. Smythe
The Power To Exclude And The Power To Expel, Donald J. Smythe
Cleveland State Law Review
Property laws have far-reaching implications for the way people live and for the opportunities they and their children will have. They also have important consequences for property developers and businesses, both large and small. It is not surprising, therefore, that modern developments in property law have been so strongly influenced by political pressures. Unfortunately, those with the most economic resources and political power have had the most telling influences on the development of property laws in the United States during the twentieth century. This Article introduces a simple game—the "Not-In-My-Backyard Game"—to illustrate the motivations of various parties with interests in …
Environmental And Brownfield Liability: Relative Influence On Corporate Expansion And Relocation, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, Alan K. Reichert
Environmental And Brownfield Liability: Relative Influence On Corporate Expansion And Relocation, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, Alan K. Reichert
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
Many states in America have enacted laws to encourage the development of contaminated properties. The laws attempt to do this by addressing one barrier to redevelopment, the environmental liability attached to contaminated properties. In general, the laws attempt to remove or reduce the significance of that barrier by reducing or eliminating the environmental liability risk attached to these properties. Our hypothesis was that these efforts cannot significantly encourage redevelopment because they fail to address non-environmental barriers to urban redevelopment. To determine whether this legislative focus on environmental liability is misplaced, we conducted a survey of Northeast Ohio businesses, which had …
Deed Restrictions And Other Institutional Controls As Tools To Encourage Brownfields Redevelopment, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, Robert A. Simons
Deed Restrictions And Other Institutional Controls As Tools To Encourage Brownfields Redevelopment, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, Robert A. Simons
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
This article concerns the use of deed restrictions and other institutional controls as tools to encourage brownfields redevelopment.