Tag: EPS26 Housing Development

Tag: EPS26 Housing Development

  • Private Property Restoration Act image

    Private Property Restoration Act

    WHEREAS, [Insert reference to Declaration of Rights provision of State Constitution, specifically reference to property rights]; and   WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that government increasingly…

  • FAIR Zoning Act image

    FAIR Zoning Act

    FAIR (Fairness, Accountability, and Integrity in Rezoning) Zoning Act Section 1: Zoning protest prohibited  Once approved, a change in regulations, restrictions, or district boundaries that expands the…

  • Housing Reform Across the States: Gretchen Baldau in Stateline image

    Housing Reform Across the States: Gretchen Baldau in Stateline

    Gretchen Baldau, ALEC Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force Senior Director, spoke with Robbie Sequeira of Stateline about the new laws passed in…

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    Third-Party Challenges to Development Permits

    Section 1: Definitions 1.1 For the purposes of this Act: (a) “Development Permit” means any authorization, license, or approval issued by the relevant authority for the construction, alteration, or…

  • By-Right Housing Development Act image

    By-Right Housing Development Act

    Section 1: Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Act is to promote the development of housing by streamlining the approval process for by-right development, including single-family…

  • The Safe Harbor from Excessive Exactions Act image

    The Safe Harbor from Excessive Exactions Act

    Section 1: Title This Act shall be known as the “Safe Harbor from Excessive Exactions Act.” Section 2: Purpose The purpose of this Act is to ensure that exactions imposed…

  • Stop Squatters Act image

    Stop Squatters Act

    Section 1. Limited Alternative Remedy to Remove Unauthorized Persons from Residential and Commercial Real Properties (a) The Legislature finds that the right to exclude others from entering, and the right…

  • Statement of Principles on Illegal Possession of Private Property image

    Statement of Principles on Illegal Possession of Private Property

    Squatting in the United States is the unauthorized use of real estate. Historically, squatting occurred during the settlement of the Midwest when colonial European settlers established land rights and during the California Gold Rush.

  • ALEC Policy Champions: South Dakota Sen. Jim Stalzer and Rep. Kirk Chaffee Eliminate Home Equity Theft image

    ALEC Policy Champions: South Dakota Sen. Jim Stalzer and Rep. Kirk Chaffee Eliminate Home Equity Theft

    We are honored to recognize two South Dakota state legislators as our first ALEC Policy Champions. The ALEC Policy Champion award recognizes state legislators who not only embody the ALEC…

  • Accessory Dwelling Units Act image

    Accessory Dwelling Units Act

    Section 1. Purpose and Intent. (1) To promote economic self-sufficiency and address shortages in housing supply and increasing housing affordability problems, it is the policy of [state] to promote and…

  • Statement of Principles on Ending Home Equity Theft image

    Statement of Principles on Ending Home Equity Theft

    Section 1. Twelve States’ Current Laws Facilitate Government Theft of Home Equity In a minority of states, if a property owner fails to pay or underpays their property taxes, the…

  • Factory-Built Housing Act image

    Factory-Built Housing Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Factory-Built Housing Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} As used in this Act, the…

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    Rent Control Preemption Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Rent Control Preemption Act. Section 2. As used in this Act, “local governmental unit” means…