As widely expected by land banking advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion steeped in the language of “home equity theft” to find a taking under the federal Constitution in a Minnesota case that screamed for...more
The see-sawing of emotions among advocates for county land banking activities in Ohio continued this week, with hopes again rising upon a favorable decision by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
On April 4, 2023, the Court...more
You knew the wheels were falling off the (medieval) cart when the federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rattled off English legal theory from the year 1470, right?
Advocates for county land banking activities in...more
In May 2021, the federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati sent a county land bank case back to the district court in Dayton for reconsideration. Rejecting the winning argument at the lower level - that the owner of...more
In May 2020, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion that carries importance for county elected officials and community and economic developers. Rejecting an activist effort to invalidate “expedited tax foreclosures,” the...more