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Committee seeks narrower appeals language to preserve adjacent‑owner standing and limit broader third‑party suits
Summary
Members flagged drafting that unintentionally altered standing for adjacent property owners and directed Legislative Council to redraft so owners next to a project retain existing standing while other parties must show particularized injury.
The House Committee on General & Housing spent part of its Feb. 20 meeting reviewing appeals and standing language in draft 5.1 of the committee’s housing bill and instructed Legislative Council to revise the draft to reflect the committee’s intent.
Committee members said their intent was to leave intact the current standing for property owners adjacent to a project while tightening the category of…
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