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On March 11, 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) disapproved a proposed temporary zoning moratorium on large-scale solar installations and battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) in the Town of...more
Oregon lawmakers ended the 2026 short legislative session with a modest but noteworthy change aimed at one of the state’s fastest-growing housing needs: housing for older adults. House Bill 4082 creates a limited pathway for...more
In August 2024, the NJDEP introduced the Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) rule amendment package as part of the Protecting Against Climate Threats (NJPACT) initiative. These rules are meant to reform New Jersey’s...more
The Nigerian armed forces has three service branches – the Army, Navy and Airforce, all tasked with defending Nigeria's territory. ...more
The New York Court of Appeals’ (the “Court”) decision In the Matter of The Coalition for Fairness in Soho and Noho, Inc., et al., Respondents, v. City of New York, et al., keeps New York’s (the “City”) land use regime from...more
Buffalo, in football and life, just can’t catch a break. Last fall, I drew attention to the heated debate over American bison (Bison bison) grazing on federal (public) and private lands in Montana (Wenning, 2025). The...more
In Krovoza v. City of Davis (2025) 117 Cal.App.5th 623, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of a writ petition challenging the City of Davis’s use of categorical exemptions under the...more
On January 15, 2026, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court released its decision in In West Lampeter Solar 1, LLC v. West Lampeter Township Zoning Hearing Board, No. 76 C.D. 2025 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Jan. 15, 2026), wherein it...more
The Michigan Legislature has introduced a package of four related bills—House Bills 5529, 5530, 5531, and 5532—that would amend the Land Division Act and the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. The proposed legislation, if enacted,...more
The multifamily outlook remains positive across both Northern and Southern California, though overall sentiment has dipped slightly relative to the Summer 2025 Survey....more
A catch-all provision in the County’s encroachment permit checklist requiring “[o]ther information as may be required” violated the Permit Streamlining Act because it failed to specify required information with sufficient...more
When the government approves a private development that diminishes neighboring property values, can a property owner maintain a takings claim? According to a recent California court decision, the answer is no – governmental...more
On June 30, 2025, Governor Murphy signed into law P.L. 2025, c. 72, which significantly modifies New Jersey's statutory framework governing the publication of legal and public notices. The legislation modernizes longstanding...more
On January 29, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Helen E. Williams dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Town of Los Gatos seeking clarification of California’s builder’s remedy law....more
In a published opinion filed January 14, 2026, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the Sacramento County Superior Court’s judgment denying the City of Vallejo’s (“Vallejo”) writ petition challenging the City of...more
The Virginia General Assembly has filed a bill that would make challenges of local land use decisions more difficult. ...more
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Executive Order No. 3, signed Jan. 17, 2026, and effective immediately, launches a statewide push to lower housing costs by speeding residential approvals through multi-agency streamlining,...more
In Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, 116 Cal.App.5th 488 (2025), the Second District Court of Appeal held that a recorded density bonus agreement requiring long-term affordable housing survives a foreclosure sale. The court’s...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering regulatory action to expedite the deployment of wireline and wireless broadband infrastructure by examining state and local permitting practices that it believes may...more
In a decision with immediate practical effects for real estate development in Philadelphia, the Commonwealth Court has revived a zoning appeal brought by neighbors after holding that permit recipients bear the burden to prove...more
In New York City, picking the wrong space can kill a restaurant before the first plate leaves the pass. The rent might be “fair,” the block might be hot, and the landlord might be charming — but if the zoning, building, or...more
In Ville de Dollard-des-Ormeaux v. 4164717 Canada inc., 2025 QCCS 4117, the Superior Court of Quebec examines the liability of the City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, accused of obstructing the completion of a major real estate...more
Overview - On 18 December 2025, the New Zealand Government gave notice of three new national direction instruments and made amendments to seven existing ones. These changes are intended to facilitate the transition from...more
San Diego approved new growth blueprints this Tuesday for Clairemont and the College Area that could bring tens of thousands of new residents to both neighborhoods by allowing mid-rise and high-rise housing in more places....more