Stephen R. Miller

Law professor at Northern Illinois Law. Writing about legal issues in land use and the environment, property, housing and local government. @NIU_Law

[Stephen R. Miller @StephenRMiller1]

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[Amtrak New Era of Rail @AmtrakNewEra]

found this terrifying last-minute costume at spirit halloween 😨

[Daniel Kay Hertz @DanielKayHertz]

I feel like an underexamined development trend of the last decade is this sort of 4-5 story infill on major streets like Western, Ashland, and Irving Park on the North Side, replacing often 1-story light industry buildings https://t.co/gEkZrZPC4e

[Stephen R. Miller @StephenRMiller1]

Best intestacy statute story ever…

[Mack Liederman @mack_liederman]

Little is known about the life of Joseph Stancak — except that he quietly tucked away $11 million.

119 of his distant relatives will now split it.

None of them have heard of Stancak before.
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[Stephen R. Miller @StephenRMiller1]

@ShaneDPhillips Prior to the Industrial Rev, nuisance controlled externalities. But it was retro- not prospective. Zoning was one of a broad array of public health laws that arose to combat industrialization/urbanization. Implementation reflected social mores/prejudices like other laws.

[Brookings Metro @BrookingsMetro]

The new book ‘Hyperlocal: Place Governance in a Fragmented World’ discusses how place-based revitalization efforts in disinvested communities are often led by an ecosystem of community-based organizations. @jvey1 @natestorring https://t.co/NmejgewaSC

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.@jvey1 & @natestorring in their new book explore the role of place governance, the evolving tensions and opportunities it presents, and recommendations for sustaining place governance structures that benefit more people and places. Pre-order: https://t.co/NmejgeNdUC #Hyperlocal

[Stephen R. Miller @StephenRMiller1]

@ItsMattsLaw On the other hand, lawyers with children routinely spend the late afternoon and early evening with their kids and then do a couple hours of work late night. Late/early emails can also be about flexibility for family. Context is all.

[Logan Finney @lfinneytweets]

Thanks Professor Miller @uidaholaw for talking with me this morning! It was great getting answers to all of my nerdy technical questions about how much of Idaho's water the EPA gets to regulate. #idleg #idpol

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Curious about #Sackett v. #EPA? I gave an overview of the case on Idaho Reports, a podcast from Idaho Public Television. Check it out here... https://t.co/cVeSZc4DsQ

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Um…boundary by agreement?! Marketable title?! HOA decisions without findings?! This is a 1L Property exam in the making….
Fence line fight: New Avimor residents say development won't let them fence land they paid for https://t.co/rgbM2kxgOZ

[Matt Margolis @ItsMattsLaw]

Parents, watch out this Halloween. Some monster is sticking the 8th edition of Property Law in the candy they’re giving out.

[Stephen R. Miller @StephenRMiller1]

@KeithBKyle But who will build it?

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@KeithBKyle If they are being built “rapidly” where you are the question would be why in your community and not anywhere else that has upzoned. I agree on the goal but the emphasis on regulation belies the importance of growing the developer community.

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@KeithBKyle I understand you are not proposing greenfield. My point is that finance dollars compete between greenfield and infill. Right? Or do you not agree?

[Stephen R. Miller @StephenRMiller1]

@jbouie Polls aren’t always what they seem. Check out the following for problems with polls in land use matters: https:// https://t.co/TgfZ2yNJdO -report-20220615

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@KeithBKyle In-fill projects are inherently risky and compete for dollars with easy greenfield projects. My point is devs and dollars won't just rush in...and that's what we've seen in places that changed codes. Have to build the dev and finance community.

[Stephen R. Miller @StephenRMiller1]

@KeithBKyle Point being, it’s not just the regulation, it’s also building the industry. The latter is likely more important, and under analyzed.

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@KeithBKyle Also, I can’t think of one city that has seen more than 100 applications for duplex / triplex / fourplex that rezoned…much less actually seen it built. Any ideas?