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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Empowers Developers and Property Owners to Challenge Excessive or Unjustified Impact Fees

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado will cause many local governments to revisit the defensibility of their impact fee regimes.

3 minute read September 01, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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Mark Grafton
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Empowers Developers and Property Owners to Challenge Excessive or Unjustified Impact Fees

An impact fee is a one-time payment levied onto a property developer by a local government meant to offset the new development's impact on public infrastructure.

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