You'll need an attorney (possibly a land-use attorney, or at least an attorney familiar with building and property maintenance codes), but it is...

Is it legal for a planning commission to put recommendations on a variance after it has been granted?

Get a land use (i.e. zoning) attorney right away. Having served 5 years on my local zoning board, I would suggest that anybody seeking a variance...

Cities certainly have the right to enforce their zoning and building codes through inspections. If you wish to resist, consult with an attorney...

Are Zoning decisions subject to the Constitution?

As long as the town follows the procedures in the zoning code for amending the zoning map (I'm presuming that the zoning code already provides for...

Get a qualified attorney pronto. This citation is rather strange. Code inspectors are the Achilles Heel of local government and have gotten cities...

Can a property management group discriminate against a group home even after I was approved to rent the property?

It is well-settled that people in recovery who are not currently using are "disabled" under both the ADA and Fair Housing Act. They have been a...

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Can a zoning violation be brought to court - without an actual violation from the governing agency

Unless boarding houses or hotels are permitted uses in this single-family zoning district (a possibility for the former, highly unlikely for the...

My girlfriend wants to do at home cam modeling. She needs a business license to do this in the city of Las Vegas.

First thing you need to do is look at the city's Unified Development Code's provisions for home occupations to see if this home occupation is even...

Rezoning in the City Of Miami?

There are a lot of questions that would need to be answered to give a reliable estimate. My educated guess is that you should expect to spend...

Yes. If this is the only infraction the code inspector found, you've done an incredibly great job of maintaining your home. While many...