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Coastal Property Owners argue that they do not need to jump through meaningless hoops to vindicate their rights Eleventh Circuit hears PLF in takings case Does forcing phone-sellers to post misleading warnings about their phones violate their free speech rights? Washington's assault on property rights will stand – for now. PLF and ...

Brief filed on behalf of landlords forbidden to choose their own tenants This week we filed our opening brief in Yim v. City of Seattle, a lawsuit challenging Seattle's outright ban on landlords' right to select their tenants. Under Seattle's "first-in-time" rule, landlords must offer housing to the first person who files an adequate rental appl ...

Seattle has decided to force landlords to accept the first prospective tenant that walks through the door. Why? Because you may be a racist and not even know it; your unconscious biases could control your rental decisions. Seattle is not content with stopping you from listening to the devil on your shoulder. The city also wants to guarantee that ...

On July 24, 2014, Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) attorneys filed a complaint in federal court on behalf of Daniel and Maria Levin (Levins) and several other plaintiffs challenging San Francisco's new Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance.  The Levins and other property owners want to stop being landlords so they can use their property for non- ...