Government officials have been placed on notice by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) concerning undue impact fees.

Olivia Johnston

Olivia Johnston

Before this most recent court ruling, if you wanted to build your family home, there was the possibility that impact mitigation fees could require you to pay thousands of dollars to local governments for the mere privilege of acquiring the proper permit. This fee was a preset figure by the legislature who believed they were exempt from proving the fees they were charging were reasonable.

Olivia Johnston is a contributor to Mountain States Policy Center, an independent research organization based in Idaho, Montana, Eastern Washington and Wyoming. Online at mountainstatespolicy.org. She is currently a law student at the University of Idaho College of Law.

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