Property Rights
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Homeowners in Bexhill Receive Demands for Fees Under Revived Restrictive Covenants
Asset Invest Ltd acquired titles to land under roads in a Bexhill estate in August 2023 and began enforcing 1960s and 1970s restrictive covenants. Over a dozen residents received letters last August requiring retrospective approval for property alterations, with fees up to £11,50…
fortune.com93-Year-Old Resident Refuses Multiple Offers to Sell Home Near Augusta National Golf Club
Elizabeth Thacker, aged 93, has lived next to Augusta National Golf Club for her entire adult life. She declined several offers to sell her property to the club, which were above market value. The situation highlights her decision to remain in her home despite the proposals.
joepyrek from Richmond, Va, USA / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Proposed $5.18 Billion Data Center in Georgia Near Family Cemetery Since 1800s
A $5.18 billion hyperscale data center project in Muscogee County, Georgia, is planned less than two miles from a 15-acre property containing a cemetery with 22 graves held by a local family since the mid-1800s. The property owner, Debbie Jackson, learned of the project in Februa…