Property Rights
Property Rights & Constitutional Protection
Safeguarding the fundamental right to own, use, and protect private property without unlawful seizure, excessive regulation, or government overreach. We defend landowners, homeowners, and businesses against improper takings and advocate for strong constitutional protections that preserve property as a cornerstone of individual liberty.
Data Centers Cannot Seize Ohio Farmland
Legal Center intervenes in Power Siting Board to stop eminent domain for Meta Data Center Pipeline Columbus, OH –...
Federal Court: Ohio Cities Can’t Scam Homeowners with “Annual Fees.”
Federal Court: Ohio Cities Can’t Scam Homeowners with “Annual Fees.” Cleveland Heights fees on leasing are an...
Class Action Certified Against Cleveland Heights’ Attack on Outside Ownership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2024 Non-local homeowners forced to pay extra earn right to seek refunds. Cleveland,...
Ohio Cities Cannot Gut Search Warrant Requirement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2023 Ohio Cities Cannot Gut Search Warrant Requirement North Canton’s crusade for...
Cleveland Heights Attack on Outside Ownership Unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2023 Ohio cities may not charge extra assessments to nonresidents who own...
Milford Airbnb Ban Unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2022 Ohio cities unlawfully trample property rights when they criminalize...
Akron Federal Court: CDC Eviction Ban Unlawful
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2021 Centers for Disease Control has no authority to administratively criminalize...
Constitutional Rights During the Quarantine
Ohio Department of Health’s Orders may be prudent, but are largely unenforceable Columbus, OH – State and federal...
Columbus Historic District Fines Unconstitutional
Ohio cities violate private property rights when they criminalize landscaping and gardening Columbus, OH – The 1851...
Federal Court Victory: Forbidding More Than Three People from Living Together Violates Ohio Constitution
Ohio cities violate property rights by using zoning to prohibit more than three unrelated people from living in the...
Ohio Cities Cannot Prohibit Use of Security Alarms
Cincinnati's "alarm tax" violates homeowners’ right to communicate, freedom from double-taxation The 1851 Center for...
Victory: Ohio Cities’ “Pre-Sale” Home Inspections and Fees Unconstitutional
City of Oakwood violated homeowners Fourth Amendment rights through sweeping city-wide home inspection requirements...
Sixth Circuit: State Cannot Inspect Ohioans’ Business Records without Warrant
Fourth Amendment prohibits state’s mandate making all business records “available at all times” to state agents...
Court: $100 Per Day Fines for Yard Signs Unconstitutional
Ohio city's ban on political yard signs except directly before and after elections violates free speech, property...
Federal Court Approves Class Action on Ohio City’s Illegal Home Inspections
Legal Center: Fees that City's homeowners were forced to pay to fund unconstitutional "point of sale" inspections must...
Ohio Court: Eminent Domain for Private Pipelines Unconstitutional
Private ethane pipeline to Canada is not a "public use" or "public necessity," as required by Ohio Constitution Ruling...
Ohio School District Forced to Return $5.5 Million in Illegal Taxes to Taxpayers
Indian Hill Board of Education raised taxes without a vote, refused to refund money Cincinnati, OH - After a five-plus...
Ohio Court: Cities Cannot Immediately Seize Private Property When Not For Roads
Court's ruling places important limits on "quick-take" eminent domain power Columbus, OH - An Ohio Court ruled that...
Federal Court: Cities’ Rental Licensing and Inspection Requirements Unconstitutional
Fourth Amendment secures property rights of landlords from unlawful searches and occupational licensing regulations in...
Ohio High Court Rebukes School District Tax Increase
Taxpayers cheated by Indian Hill School District's "Inside Millage Move", by raising taxes without public vote...
Legal Center to High Court: Cleveland-Area Stormwater Tax Unconstitutional
Northeast Ohio Sewer District tax on "impervious surfaces" is without legislative authorization, and is a property tax...