Often at the end of something, one thinks about how it began. For me and my partners Paul Hendrick and Tim Nerhood, that “something” is 15 years of litigation against the North Carolina Department of Transportation over the Map Act — the law that allowed the NC DOT to reserve land for highways without paying for...
The town of Apex and property owner Beverly Rubin have filed their latest competing briefs in their state Supreme Court battle over a disputed sewer pipe. Prior court rulings dating back to 2016 from Judge Elaine O’Neal determined that the town installed the pipe illegally under Rubin’s property. Rubin wants the pipe moved. The town argues that she must settle for compensation instead.
The Pacific Legal Foundation and North Carolina Advocates for Justice are supporting a homeowner in her dispute with Apex over a sewer pipe. The dispute has reached North Carolina’s highest court.
Apex and a local property owner submitted written arguments to the state’s highest court this week in a nine-year battle over a disputed sewer pipe. The state Supreme Court agreed in October to take up the property rights case pitting the Wake County town against Beverly Rubin. The town had requested a Supreme Court review in 2021.
A Wake County property owner involved in a Map Act dispute with the North Carolina Department of Transportation opposes DOT’s request to take the case to North Carolina’s second-highest court.
Two years after the state Court of Appeals blasted the town of Apex for its decision to install a sewer pipe against a property owner’s wishes, the state Supreme Court has agreed to take the case. The town requested a review from the state’s highest court in June 2021.
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH — It’s still a free country. We all enjoy the right to vacation as we see fit. For my family, summer vacation means a week of sun, sand, and surf in Onslow County. For me, it means staying inside to read, write, and play board games. When I do venture outdoors, for...
Some N.C. Supreme Court Justices have taken a special interest in protecting North Carolinians' "enjoyment of the fruits of their own labor."
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower-court ruling favoring Dare County in a dispute with beach property owners over COVID restrictions. The court handed down its unanimous opinion Wednesday in Blackburn v. Dare County.
A short-term rental owner won a unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday against the town of Blowing Rock. Judges noted the state’s emphasis on the “free use of property.”
A court case involving a Clemmons zoning dispute reminds us about the importance of property rights.
