If you have ever applied for a building permit or a development approval in California, you may have been told you must hand over land, build a public improvement, or pay a fee before your project can move forward. That kind of condition has a name. It is called an exaction, and there are real… Read more »
The United States Supreme Court recently granted review of a Florida state court case, St. Johns River Management District v. Koontz. In this case, the property owner had for years sought to develop vacant, commercially owned land in Orange County, Florida. In many such instances the government will seek to impose a condition, or exaction,… Read more »
