Land Use Controls and Property Rights: A Guide for Real Estate Professionals demystifies the major restrictions ranging from annexation to covenants to zoning. In addition, the guide explores the fundamental private property rights ranging from enjoyment to transfer. It also details how appraisers, surveyors, title insurers, and lenders can help property owners and real estate professionals with their land use problems. Lastly, it described innovative development techniques such as planned unit developments and mixed-use projects.
Illustrated with over 250 photographs, cartoons, practice pointers, and excerpts from public documents, this handbook contains numerous examples of clauses from actual contracts as gleaned from various US real estate associations and commissions.
Since every property owner is in the rights business and every real estate transaction involves land use issues, this book is for you.
About the Author:
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, John P. Lewis served as an Intelligence Specialist in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, Mr. Lewis obtained a Master's Degree in Librarianship from Western Michigan University and a Master's Degree in Educational Technology from Arizona State University and embarked on a career as an academic librarian and instructor.
Mr. Lewis changed direction in 1991 and started to pursue his passion for real estate. After obtaining his Associate Broker's license, he worked for a large company helping buyers and sellers. In 1995, he obtained his Employing Broker's license and started a retail brokerage with a partner. While acting as managing broker, he also served as a City of Loveland Planning Commissioner, Board of Adjustment Hearings Officer, and Affordable Housing Commissioner. Currently, he is a member of the City of Loveland Open Lands Advisory Committee and the Zoning Code Working Group.
Since 1993, Mr. Lewis has participated in numerous seminars, conferences, and workshops dealing with housing, land use, real estate development, brownfields, political affairs, and citizen planning. Possessing the GRI designation and e-Pro certification, Mr. Lewis serves on the Political Affairs Committee of the Loveland/Berthoud Association of REALTORS® and is member of the National Association of REALTORS® and the American Planning Association.
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