Palazzolo v. Rhode Island
United States Supreme Court
533 U.S. 606 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
Rhode Island designated an 18-acre waterfront parcel as protected wetlands in 1971, before Palazzolo (plaintiff) acquired the land, and his later permit applications to build a beach club were twice denied; he sued for over $3 million, claiming the regulations amounted to an uncompensated regulatory taking, but the state courts rejected his claim solely because he acquired the property after the regulations were already in place, and the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether a landowner who acquires land after land-use regulations take effect can still raise a regulatory takings claim.
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