Supreme Court decides case of California man charged $23,000 by county to build on his own land
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A California county told a construction worker he'd have to pay $23,000 to obtain a building permit for a new house, so he sued. The Supreme Court just ruled on his case.
"Holding building permits hostage in exchange for excessive development fees is obviously extortion," said Paul Beard, the attorney who represented the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case. "We are thrilled that the Court agreed and put a stop to a blatant attempt to skirt the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition against taking private property without just compensation." Ethan Barton is an editor for Digital Originals. You can reach him at ethan.barton@fox.com and follow him on Twitter at @ethanrbarton.
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