Thursday, March 10, 2016

In Cementing Koontz's Legacy, the Florida Supreme Court Shows Why Taxpayers Will Foot an Enormous Bill for Government's Mistakes

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Recently, the Florida Supreme Court refused to hear the Koontz case yet again. Too bad for taxpayers that it took the Court eighteen months...
Thursday, March 3, 2016

A new era of coastal construction in South Florida leads to new regulatory challenges and opportunities

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The booming coastal construction market in South Florida means that buildings are being built bigger, taller, and deeper. What does that me...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Did the Supreme Court Mean It When It Said Landowners Must Have a Practical Way of Challenging an Agency's Jurisdiction?

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In my last post , I wrote about how the nationwide stay would likely remain in effect for WOTUS, the new rule written to redefine the meanin...
Monday, February 22, 2016

WOTUS Breaking News: 6th Circuit to Hear Rule Challenge, Stay Likely to Remain in Effect

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Big news today in the environmental world: the 6th Circuit has said it will hear challenges to a new rule developed by the U.S. Environment...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

New Brief Article: What Does WOTUS Mean for the Timber Industry and Forest Landowners?

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My friends at the Southeastern Wood Producers Association recently published an article I wrote for them in their quarterly magazine, Out o...
Monday, January 11, 2016

New Brief Article: How Does WOTUS Affect Your Clients' Wetlands?

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Many thanks to the  Hillsborough County Bar Association , which published an article I wrote for their Lawyer magazine entitled How Does WOT...
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Development Permit Extension Deadline Approaching

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I previously wrote about how the extensions to some development permits that were made available by Governor Scott's executive orders d...
Monday, January 4, 2016

Why Exactions Law Should Bring Property Rights Advocates Cheer in the New Year

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When even progressive scholars throw their hands up in the air over the strength of an area of property rights law, you know it's time ...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Hillsborough County Developing Mobility Fee to Replace Concurrency and Impact Fee

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As I wrote about with my colleagues recently,  Hillsborough County is developing a mobility fee : These fees are levied on development to p...
Monday, December 7, 2015

Are Florida's Rural Landowners Bearing Too Much of the Burden of Protected Species?

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This week's Business Observer  had an opinion piece that's worth a look . In it, Adrian Moore argues that Florida's rural landow...