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Category: Vested Rigths

December 27, 2021Board of Adjustment, Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, Takings, Vested Rigths, Zoning

Fort Worth Court of Appeals holds Plaintiffs properly plead constitutional challenges to City’s short-term rental ordinance

  City of Grapevine v. Ludmilla B. Muns, et al, 02-19-00257-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, Dec. 23, 2021) This is an […]

November 3, 2021Contracts, Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Mandamus, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, Takings, Ultra Vires, Vested Rigths

First Court of Appeals holds 380 development agreement was an agreement for goods and services (waiving immunity) but dismissed all other claims brought against the City by the developer

Town Park Center, LLC v. City of Sealy, Texas, Janice Whitehead, Mayor, Lloyd Merrell, City Manager and Warren Escovy, Assistant City Manager, […]

December 21, 2020Agency, Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Takings, Vested Rigths

The Tenth Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment against the plaintiff developer because it did not challenge all possible grounds supporting the summary judgment order

  Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs David A. Bauer, et al. v. City of Waco, No. 10-19-00020-CV […]

November 2, 2020Board of Adjustment, Declaratory Judgments, Land Use, Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, Takings, Vested Rigths, Zoning

Property owner failed to allege Ch. 211 or 245 claims for zoning change; failure-to-exhaust-remedies bar applied to inverse-condemnation claim

  City of Dickinson v Stefan, 14-18-00778-CV, (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dis.], Oct. 27, 2020) Stefan operated his home computer business […]

June 18, 2020Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Vested Rigths

Austin Court of Appeals holds no vested rights for zoning changes related to square foot of use ratio

River City Partners, Ltd. V City of Austin, 03-19-00253-CV (Tex. App. —  Austin, June 4, 2020). This is a vested rights/Chapter 245 […]

November 5, 2019Constitutional Challenge, Injunction, Sovereign Immunity, Vested Rigths

Property owner did not allege viable constitutional claim after County granted neighbor development permit

Stephen Sakonchick II v. Travis County, 03-19-00323-CV (Tex. App. – Austin Oct. 30, 2019). This is a constitutional challenge to a construction […]

July 18, 2019Declaratory Judgments, Vested Rigths

7th Court of Appeals holds vested rights statute requires a showing of two permits; one vesting and one after a change in regulations

Jon E. Jacks v. The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Bryan  07-18-00174-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, July 9, 2019) […]

July 12, 2018Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Land Use, Litigation, Mandamus, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, Takings, Vested Rigths

City’s denial of plat application citing inconsistencies with “general plan” of city, without more, is insufficient and therefore vested rights are implicated

  The Village of Tiki Island, et al.  v. Premier Tierra Holdings Inc., 14-18-00014-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], July 10, […]

June 20, 2018Board of Adjustment, Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Eminent Domain, Injunction, Land Use, Sovereign Immunity, Takings, Ultra Vires, Vested Rigths, Zoning

Zoning amendment was not retroactive and property owner had no vested interest in perpetual use of his property for a specific purpose says Dallas Court of Appeals

  Hinga Mbogo, et al. v. City of Dallas, et al. 05-17-00879-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, June 19, 2018) This is an […]

May 31, 2018Constitutional Challenge, Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Land Use, Litigation, Procedure, Vested Rigths

Trial court abused its discretion in awarding attorney’s fees to City in vested rights and declaratory judgment case

Patsy B. Anderton, et al. v. City of Cedar Hill, 05-17-00138-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, May 25, 2018) The Dallas Court of […]

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