Publication Date
1984
Journal
Indiana Law Journal
Abstract
The article examines whether the Constitution requires a damage remedy for unconstitutional land use ordinances and analyzes the policy implications of such a remedy. It argues that while awarding damages can compensate victims and influence behavior, the threat of liability may discourage useful government action. The author concludes that municipal damage liability for unconstitutional land use ordinances is generally unwise, except when the ordinance results from bad faith or deliberate obstruction of constitutional rights.
Volume
60
Issue
1
First Page
113
Last Page
162
Publisher
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | First Amendment | Land Use Law | Law | Legal Remedies
Recommended Citation
Stewart E. Sterk,
Government Liability for Unconstitutional Land Use Regulation,
60
Ind. L.J.
113
(1984).
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/640
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