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Conditional Zoning In Virginia, Frank O. Brown Jr., Susanne L. Shilling Jan 1981

Conditional Zoning In Virginia, Frank O. Brown Jr., Susanne L. Shilling

University of Richmond Law Review

Zoning ordinances in the United States are of relatively recent origin. Local government planners were quick to recognize their usefulness as a means of land use control, and over the years zoning ordinances have been developed into many varied and complex forms. This article will focus on conditional zoning, one of the newest forms of zoning, as it exists today in Virginia. Some background on zoning in general, however, will be useful to achieve a proper understanding of conditional zoning.


Challenging Rezoning In Virginia, William F. Neely Jan 1981

Challenging Rezoning In Virginia, William F. Neely

University of Richmond Law Review

Zoning is an intrusion into our everyday lives, regulating a right basic to most Americans-the free use of their land. As municipalities increase their use of the zoning mechanism, more landowners will find the use of their lands restricted and in turn will seek legal counsel in order to challenge the restrictions. Presently, when faced with a rezoning question, a practitioner has to filter through the many treatises, articles and cases in an attempt to pull together Virginia law. It is the purpose of this comment to compile Virginia rezoning law in order to serve as a reference for the …


The Due-On-Sale Clause: A Marriage Gone Sour- A Checklist For The Practitioner, W. Wade Berryhill Jan 1981

The Due-On-Sale Clause: A Marriage Gone Sour- A Checklist For The Practitioner, W. Wade Berryhill

University of Richmond Law Review

The problem begins simply enough. Soon moving to another city a homeowner negotiates and signs a contract for the sale of his present home. The contract provides that the purchasers are to assume the current mortgage with an interest rate of 91 %. The vendor and the purchasers notify the lender of the intended sale. Despite the fact that the proposed purchasers qualify as acceptable credit-risks, the lender informs the parties that the current mort- gage contains a "due-on-sale" clause and that he intends to accelerate the due date of the mortgage unless the purchasers agree to accept an increase …