Pacific Legal Foundation Wins Takings Clause Case!
By Cindy Alia 4/16/24
Pacific Legal Foundation, in the case Sheetz v. El Dorado County , won important property rights protection when the Supreme Court unanimously said legislatures can't impose extortionate fees to get a building permit.
George Sheetz built a career and livelihood as an engineering contractor and consultant in Northern California. In 2016, he began preparing for retirement and bought a vacant lot in rural El Dorado County for a small, manufactured home where he and his wife would live and raise their grandson.