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Do you know what happens when zoning laws change the value of a property?
Let’s say an imaginary developer named Harold Dumas owns a 100-acre tract of land along a major river. Harold plans to build a riverfront community
on this property; however, just before Harold applies for his building permit, he learns that the County has changed the zoning on his land. He is now prohibited from building residential development on this property. His property currently used as farmland can be used only as farmland or for light industrial usage. Can Harold expect compensation from the county for the loss he thinks he has suffered?
Harold could expect compensation for his property if the land was physically taken by the government. This is not the case.  He could also expect compensation for his property if the county overly regulated the property so that all economic value is lost. Both of these case would be described in legal terms as “inverse condemnation”.
Unfortunately for Harold, inverse condemnation presents a very high standard to meet. His property can’t be used as a residential subdivision, but the the property is not useless. Thus Harold could expect no compensation.
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