Land Use & Zoning
A Pennsylvania landowner who is denied all economically viable use of their property by a regulation may file what type of claim?
AAn inverse condemnation claim against the municipality✓ Correct
BA PREC disciplinary complaint
CA PADEP environmental appeal
DA PHRC fair housing complaint
Explanation
An inverse condemnation claim alleges that a government regulation has effectively taken the property (deprived it of all economic value) without compensation. Under both Pennsylvania law and the Fifth Amendment, a regulatory taking entitling the owner to just compensation may be established through an inverse condemnation proceeding.
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